PT-1999-1741 · Ipswitch · Ipswitch Imail

Published 1999-12-21 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ipswitch IMail versions 5.0 through 6.0

Description: The issue concerns the use of weak encryption to store passwords in registry keys, allowing local attackers to read passwords for e-mail accounts.

Recommendations: For Ipswitch IMail versions 5.0 through 6.0, consider updating the password storage mechanism to use strong encryption to protect e-mail account passwords. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1497

Affected Products

Ipswitch Imail

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/401 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/39329 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19683 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/880 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1497 · Security Note