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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1347 | 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. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92714118829880&w=2 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.013Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-1999-1366
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Status : Modified
Published: 1999-05-15T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-1999-1366
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD