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Netscape/Mozilla Malformed Email Newline POP3 Remote DoS (deprecated)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1312

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Mozilla browser that is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. Specifically, a malformed email message may prevent the client from accessing POP3 mailboxes.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla or Netscape

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1312

Family: SMTP Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:W/RC:X

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2338

BID: 5002