Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0960
CVE-2000-0960
Description
The POP3 server in Netscape Messaging Server 4.15p1 generates different error messages for incorrect user names versus incorrect passwords, which allows remote attackers to determine valid users on the system and harvest email addresses for spam abuse.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:messaging_server:4.15:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.15p1
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1787nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5364nvd
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