CVE-1999-0284

Alt-N MDaemon Server 2.71 SP1 - SMTP HELO Argument Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Denial of service to NT mail servers including Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange through a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1998-01-01 CVE Published
1998-03-10 First Exploit
1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0284	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23146	1999-03-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23145	1998-03-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23113	1998-03-10

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Lotus Domino Mail Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Lotus Domino Mail Server"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Exchange Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server"				4.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Exchange Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected