CVE-1999-1497

Exp

Ipswitch IMail 5.0 and 6.0 uses weak encryption to store passwords in registry keys, which allows local attackers to read passwords for e-mail accounts.

Published: 1999-12-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1497 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1497

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
401 exploit_db edb 2004-08-18 Exploit-DB ↗
19683 exploit_db edb 1999-12-19 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1497

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.40% +0.87%
2 2026-03-05 0.21% 0.53% +0.32%
3 2025-04-04 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1497

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1497

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1497

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1497

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/39329 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/880 Exploit Vendor Advisory
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