The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries
Published Nov 16, 2005
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.01%
Description
The POP3 proxy service (POPROXY.EXE) in Norton AntiVirus 2001 allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a long username with multiple /localhost entries.
Affected products
No data.
- 2001
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:N/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 80.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 78.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 70.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0240.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10085.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291358 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5692 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0240.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10085.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291358 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5692 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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