CVE-2000-0960

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

Description

The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system and harvest email addresses for spam abuse.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 19, 2000
Last modified: Sep 23, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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