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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0920 · published 26 May 1999

CVE-1999-0920: University of washington imap vulnerability

University Of Washington · Imap

Buffer overflow in the pop-2d POP daemon in the IMAP package allows remote attackers to gain privileges via the FOLD command.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 32% · top 1.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the pop-2d POP daemon in the IMAP package allows remote attackers to gain privileges via the FOLD command.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/283

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0920), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.