CVE-1999-0005

High

Published: 20/07/1998(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

19.24%

97th percentile - higher than 97% of all known CVEs

A vulnerability has been identified that allows arbitrary command execution via a buffer overflow in the IMAP authenticate command.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially gaining control over the system.

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command.