CVE-2000-0583 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not prope)
vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string used in a call to syslog, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER or PASS command that contains arbitrary formatting directives.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0583 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | vchkpw program in vpopmail before version 4.8 does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string used in a call to syslog, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a USER or PASS command that contains arbitrary formatting directives. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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