CVE-2001-1078
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote...
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
- Record
CVE-2001-1078- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
- Record
CVE-2001-1078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1059 No score
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1059- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v54p-gvhc-m8wq No score
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote...
Format string vulnerability in flog function of eXtremail 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the SMTP commands (1) HELO, (2) EHLO, (3) MAIL FROM, or (4) RCPT TO, and the POP3 commands (5) USER and (6) other commands that can be executed after POP3 authentication.
- Record
GHSA-v54p-gvhc-m8wq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | eXtremail 1.x/2.1 - Remote Format String (1) | 2001-06-21 |
| Exploit-DB | eXtremail 1.x/2.1 - Remote Format String (2) | 2001-06-21 |
| Exploit-DB | eXtremail 1.x/2.1 - Remote Format String (3) | 2006-10-06 |
| Exploit-DB | eXtremail 1.5.x (Linux) - Remote Format Strings | 2003-07-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Extremail, published June 21, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.44%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.