CVE-2001-0996

Public Exploit

Description

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.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.86% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7075	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3278	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0436.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0996?: CVE-2001-0996 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0996?: To fix CVE-2001-0996, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0996 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0996 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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