CVE-2001-0996
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.4)—
POP3Lite before 0.2.4 does not properly quote a . (dot) in an email message, which could allow a remote attacker to append arbitrary text to the end of an email message, which could then be interpreted by various mail clients as valid POP server responses or other input that could cause clients to crash or otherwise behave unexpectedly.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 6.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.69%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 76
- Fecha de la puntuación: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0436.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3278
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7075
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0436.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3278
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7075
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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