CVE-1999-0042

Summary

CVE-1999-0042 denotes a buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in the University of Washington's implementation of IMAP and POP servers. An attacker could exploit this issue by sending specially crafted messages to the servers, resulting in the overflow of a buffer and potentially executing arbitrary code. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems that use the affected servers and could lead to unauthorized access or system crashes. It is highly recommended that affected organizations apply the available patches to mitigate the risk.

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