National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2001-0504
Orirignal release date: 2001-08-14
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

    Vulnerability in authentication process for SMTP service in Microsoft Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to use incorrect credentials to gain privileges and conduct activites such as mail relaying.

Impact

    CVSS Severity: 7 (High)
    Range: remote
    Authentication: design
    Impact Type: sec_prot other="1"

Reference to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Vulnerable Software and Vendor

    Windows 2000 (Microsoft)

Technical Details

CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0504