Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1224 (CCN-349)

Assigned:1997-10-01
Published:1997-10-01
Updated:2017-12-19
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1224

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19971008 L0pht Advisory: IMAP4rev1 imapd server

Source: CCN
Type: @stake, Inc./L0pht Security Advisory 10/08/97
imapd (imap-4.1BETA from the IMAP 4.1 toolkit from University of Washington)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 519
UoW imapd SIGABRT Signal Forced Crash Information Disclosure

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
imapd-core(349)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
imapd-core(349)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:university_of_washington:imapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:university_of_washington:imapd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:windriver:bsdos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:os2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:data_general:dg_ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:netware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sco:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:compaq:tru64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    university_of_washington imapd *
    university_of_washington imapd 4.1
    ibm aix *
    windriver bsdos *
    hp hp-ux *
    sgi irix *
    linux linux kernel *
    sun solaris *
    ibm os2 *
    microsoft windows 95 *
    data_general dg ux *
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 98 *
    novell netware *
    sco unix *
    microsoft windows 98se *
    microsoft windows 2000 *
    cisco ios *
    microsoft windows me *
    compaq tru64 *
    microsoft windows xp
    apple mac os *
    microsoft windows 2003_server