HIGH
Avirt Mail 4.0 and 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long "RCPT TO" or "MAIL FROM" command
Published Nov 29, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.58%
Description
Avirt Mail 4.0 and 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long "RCPT TO" or "MAIL FROM" command.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0
- 4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.58% 0.05575
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05575
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05575) | 92.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.58% (0.05575) | 91.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 11.58% (0.11582) | 93.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 7.86% (0.07856) | 91.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.63% (0.06633) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.25% (0.10253) | 88.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.63% (0.06633) | 90.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.47% (0.05475) | 89.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.42% (0.05416) | 93.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 30.16% (0.30161) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 35.97% (0.35965) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0301.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5397 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5398 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0301.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5397 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5398 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 29, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 24, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0971
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a