CVE-1999-0042 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.
published 1997-04-07 29 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0042
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.7%
- EPSS 12.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-340)
Exploit prediction
12.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-340 Linux imapd - Remote Overflow / File Retrieve remote, 1997-06-24
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0042
- NVD CVE-1999-0042
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