CVE-2000-0583
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.
Published:Jun 30, 2000
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Oct 13, 2000
EPSS Score:0.00739
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Inter7
Product
Vpopmail Vchkpw
Inter7
Vpopmail Vchkpw
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
