CVE-1999-0042 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 12.73% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1997-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bsdi | bsd os |
| caldera | openlinux |
| ibm | aix |
| redhat | linux |
| university of washington | imap |
| university of washington | pop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux imapd - Remote Overflow / File Retrieve | 1997-06-24 |
References
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