CVE-2001-0990

Inter7 vpopmail 4.10.35 and earlier, when using the MySQL module, compiles authentication information in cleartext into the libvpopmail.a library, which allows local users to obtain the MySQL username and password by inspecting the vpopmail programs that use the library.

Published: 2001-09-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0990 is rated Low Risk (24.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0990

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0990

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0990

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0990

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 3.4.11e cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:3.4.11e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.8 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.9 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
inter7 vpopmail 4.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:inter7:vpopmail:4.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0990

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