Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.
Priority MEDIUM 57Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12727 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pop:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3 | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:imap:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pop:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfhp-55qw-55j7
References
—
Sources
- CVE-1999-0042 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfhp-55qw-55j7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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