SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-1224

IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle the SIGABRT (abort) signal, which allows local users to crash the server (imapd) via certain sequences of commands, which causes a core dump that may contain sensitive password…

LOW 3.6EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle the SIGABRT (abort) signal, which allows local users to crash the server (imapd) via certain sequences of commands, which causes a core dump that may contain sensitive password information.

CVSS 2.0
3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
EPSS
0.34% probability · 27th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
university of washington/imapd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.