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CVE-2000-0971

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-12-19 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

Avirt Mail 4.0 and 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long "RCPT TO" or "MAIL FROM" command.

Affected products

• Avirt Mail Server: 4.0, 4.2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0301.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5397
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5398
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0301.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5397
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5398

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