CVE-1999-1265

CVSS 2.0 Score 5.0 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 22, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1265 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SLmail 3.1 and earlier versions. Malformed SMTP commands, beginning with a "(" character, such as "(1) SEND," "(2) VRFY," "(3) EXPN," "(4) MAIL FROM," or "(5) RCPT TO," can trigger this issue, causing the server to become unresponsive and disrupting its availability. An attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service to the affected email server.

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