CVE-1999-0005

High CVSS 10

Published 1998-07-20 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0005, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Arbitrary command execution via IMAP buffer overflow in authenticate command.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0005

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