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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1205 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.863Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1224

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1997-10-08T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1224

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