CVE-2000-0087 - Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even i

CVE-2000-0087

Summary

Netscape Mail Notification (nsnotify) utility in Netscape Communicator uses IMAP without SSL, even if the user has set a preference for Communicator to use an SSL connection, allowing a remote attacker to sniff usernames and passwords in plaintext.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94790377622943&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/4385.php

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 18-10-2016 - 02:06)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	NONE	NONE

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

refmap via4

bugtraq	20000113 Misleading sense of security in Netscape
xf	netscape-mail-notify-plaintext(4385)

Last major update

18-10-2016 - 02:06

Published

12-01-2000 - 05:00

Last modified

18-10-2016 - 02:06