CVE-1999-1521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Computalynx CMail 2.4 and CMail 2.3 SP2 SMTP servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack in the MAIL FROM command that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 20.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:computalynx:cmail:2.3sp2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:computalynx:cmail:2.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1502	Computalynx CMail 2.4 and CMail 2.3 SP2 SMTP servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack in the MAIL FROM command that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20784.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93720402717560&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94121824921783&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2240

History

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Subscriptions

Computalynx Cmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.436Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1521

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-09-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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