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CVE-2000-0583: inter7 vpopmail_vchkpw

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 13-10-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0583 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in inter7 vpopmail_vchkpw. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.66% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Inter71 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links