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CVE-1999-0242

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1995-03-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Remote attackers can access mail files via POP3 in some Linux systems that are using shadow passwords.

Affected products

• Slackware Linux: all versions

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0242
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0242

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