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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-0920 EUVD-1999-0901GHSA-36xm-f9vf-c2w5

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

Published Mar 22, 2000 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

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References

  • 283 vdb-entry