Description
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.
Published: 2002-06-25
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0086 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:05:53.921Z

Reserved: 2000-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0087

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Status : Modified

Published: 2000-01-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0087

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