CVE-1999-0284 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on NT mail servers via a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0284?
CVE-1999-0284 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service to NT mail servers including Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange through a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0284?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Lotus Domino Mail Server, Microsoft Exchange Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0284?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-0284 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0284 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v64w-xq9r-xp4x.