nvd-json-data-feeds/CVE-1999/CVE-1999-06xx/CVE-1999-0642.json

{
  "id": "CVE-1999-0642",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "1999-01-01T05:00:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2023-11-07T01:54:59.973",
  "vulnStatus": "Rejected",
  "cveTags": [],
  "evaluatorSolution": "POP3 is an unsecured protocol for Internet facing systems that does not encrypt its transmissions.  POP3 should be tunneled over SSL/TLS or another encrypted tunnel.  The software should be patched and configured properly.  Earlier versions of POP, such as POP2, are unsecured and obsolete, and should be disabled.",
  "evaluatorImpact": "This Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry is a configuration issue and not a software flaw. As such, it doesn\u2019t fit in the CVE software flaw list. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score for this CVE entry has been set to 0 because this CVE entry has no impact as a software flaw according to CVSS. This does not mean that the configuration issue is not important and there may be security implications relative to computers having this configuration.",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER.  ConsultIDs: None.  Reason: this candidate is solely about a configuration that does not directly introduce security vulnerabilities, so it is more appropriate to cover under the Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE).  Notes: the former description is: \"A POP service is running."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": []
}