CVE-1999-0242: Slackware Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Slackware Slackware Linux: any version

Published 1995-03-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.