CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in University of Washington POP2d and IMAP4 4.4. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in the pop-2d POP daemon in the IMAP package allows remote attackers to gain privileges via the FOLD command.
The weakness was disclosed 05/26/1999 by Chris Evans (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0920. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/23/2021).
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10130 (IMAP pop-2d POP Daemon FOLD Command Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely.
Upgrading to version 4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3114) and Tenable (10130).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10130
Nessus Name: IMAP pop-2d POP Daemon FOLD Command Remote Overflow
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: POP2d/IMAP4 4.5
Suricata ID: 2101934
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: washington.eduAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0920 (🔍)
X-Force: 3114
Vulnerability Center: 45 - Buffer Overflow pop-2d, Medium
SecurityFocus: 283
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 00:35Updated: 06/23/2021 09:34
Changes: 06/21/2014 00:35 (68), 04/13/2017 12:26 (1), 06/23/2021 09:34 (2)
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