CVE-1999-1366 describes a weakness in Pegasus e-mail client version 3.0 and earlier, where POP3 passwords stored in the pmail.ini file are protected by weak encryption. This allows local attackers to easily decrypt these passwords, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user emails. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with a potential impact of partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:david_harris:pegasus_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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