CVE-1999-1445 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Slackware IMAP and POP3 servers by sending invalid login sequences when shadowing is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1445?
CVE-1999-1445 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in imapd and ipop3d in Slackware 3.4 and 3.3 with shadowing enabled, and possibly other operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a core dump via a short sequence of USER and PASS commands that do not provide valid usernames or passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1445?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slackware Slackware Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1445?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1445 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-1999-1445 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1445 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g25h-9w3g-vppm.