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CVE-2001-1078

Published: Feb 2, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

extremail
commercialaka extremail email
extremailSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2908
securityfocus.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0291.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://www.extremail.com/news.htm
extremail.com
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