CVE-1999-0242 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0242 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 4 Feb 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Slackware Slackware Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0242/index.md)
Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 on Linux systems using shadow passwords, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0242?
CVE-1999-0242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 4 Feb 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 in some Linux systems that are using shadow passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0242?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slackware Slackware Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0242?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cj4-jpvp-q348.