CVE-2000-0448

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published May 1, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0448 is a vulnerability affecting the WebShield SMTP Management Tool version 4.5.44. This issue arises from the tool's failure to restrict access to the management port based on hostname resolution. As a result, remote attackers can potentially gain unauthorized access to the configuration settings by exploiting this vulnerability using an IP address that does not have a corresponding hostname. This could lead to serious security consequences, including unauthorized configuration changes or data breaches. Attackers can take advantage of this issue using the GET_CONFIG command to access and manipulate the system settings remotely.

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