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CVE-2000-1197

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

POP2 or POP3 server (pop3d) in imap-uw IMAP package on FreeBSD and other operating systems creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (lack of mail access) for other users by creating lock files for other mail boxes.

Affected products

• University Of Washington Imap: 4.5

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95624629924545&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1132
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95624629924545&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1132

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