CVE-1999-1224
IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle the SIGABRT (abort) signal,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1224- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1224- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1205 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1205- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgvp-66r9-6jg6 No score
IMAP 4.1 BETA, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle the SIGABRT (abort) signal,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-xgvp-66r9-6jg6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1224 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in University Of Washington Imapd, published October 8, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.