CVE-2000-0556

Published: Oct 13, 2000Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Buffer overflow in the web interface for Cmail 2.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large user name to the user dialog running on port 8002.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

computalynx

commercialaka cproxy, cproxy server, cmail

cmailOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0248.html

archives.neohapsis.com

http://www.computalynx.net/news/Jun2000/news0806200001.html

computalynx.net

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1319

securityfocus.com

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