CVE-1999-1224 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the IMAP server via specific command sequences, potentially exposing sensitive password information in core dumps.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1224?
CVE-1999-1224 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1224?
It affects 1 product.
Products include University of Washington Imapd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1224?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgvp-66r9-6jg6.