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CVE-1999-1366

Published: Sep 12, 2001Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
3.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

pegasus maildavid harrisCommunications / email-server-client
n/an/a
david harrisCommunications

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92714118829880&w=2
marc.info

Timeline

Published
Sep 12, 2001
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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