CVE-1999-1224 — LOW severity vulnerability (IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properl)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1224 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 3.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1997-10-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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