Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0242 (CCN-418)

Assigned:1995-03-01
Published:1995-03-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 in some Linux systems that are using shadow passwords.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 22 Dec 1995 17:35:01 -0500
mailx-5.5 (slackware /bin/mail) security hole

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0242

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5857
Linux pop3d Arbitrary Mail File Access

Source: CCN
Type: Slackware Web site
The Slackware Linux Project

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-pop3d(418)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0242

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    slackware slackware linux *
    linux linux kernel *