FKIE_CVE-1999-1224

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 1997-10-08 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:49
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87635124302928&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/349
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87635124302928&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/349
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
university_of_washington imapd *
university_of_washington imapd 4.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:49:59.010",
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