CVE-1999-1511

CVSS 2.0 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Nov 10, 1999
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-1511 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Xtramail version 1.11. This issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending excessively long PASS commands in the POP3 service, HELO commands in the SMTP service, or user names in the Control Service. Malicious actors may also potentially execute arbitrary commands by exploiting these buffer overflows. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems running the affected Xtramail version and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate potential threats.

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