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
Published Feb 2, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.44% (0.05444) | 92.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.44% (0.05444) | 91.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 11.18% (0.11176) | 93.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 14.45% (0.14451) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.22% (0.04224) | 87.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.75% (0.07750) | 86.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04753) | 88.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.94% (0.02939) | 91.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02939) | 89.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.56% (0.03559) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0291.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.extremail.com/history.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.extremail.com/news.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2908 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6733 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0291.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.extremail.com/history.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.extremail.com/news.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2908 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6733 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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