CVE-2000-0990

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

Description

cmd5checkpw 0.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an "SMTP AUTH" command with an unknown username.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0258.htmlVendor Advisory
http://members.elysium.pl/brush/cmd5checkpw/changes.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1809Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5382
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0258.htmlVendor Advisory
http://members.elysium.pl/brush/cmd5checkpw/changes.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1809Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5382

Timeline

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

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