CVE-2001-0442
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
- Record
CVE-2001-0442- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
- Record
CVE-2001-0442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0439 No score
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwf5-w456-qjfw No score
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers...
Buffer overflow in Mercury MTA POP3 server for NetWare 1.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long APOP command.
- Record
GHSA-vwf5-w456-qjfw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mercury/NLM 1.4 - Buffer Overflow | 2001-04-21 |
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-2001-0442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in David Harris Mercury Nlm, published June 27, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.34%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.