Vulnerability in Netscape Messaging_server

CVE-1999-0005

Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command.

EPSS: 0.192 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Netscape Messaging_server — versions 3.55
University_of_washington Imap — versions 10.234
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0005?: CVE-1999-0005 is a vulnerability in Netscape Messaging_server. Published 1998-07-20.
Is CVE-1999-0005 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.