CVE-1999-0042 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the University of Washington's IMAP and POP server implementations, affecting various Linux distributions including Red Hat and Caldera. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact due to its low attack complexity. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or currently active on the Hot List, public exploit code exists, indicating its historical exploitability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pop:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.