# CVE-1999-1015: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the AppleShare Mail Server by sending a long HELO command, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q25m-8j2c-m6fp

## What is CVE-1999-1015?

CVE-1999-1015 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in Apple AppleShare Mail Server 5.0.3 on MacOS 8.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HELO command.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Appleshare Mail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-1015?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-1015 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1015 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AppleShare IP Mail Server 5.0.3 - Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-1015 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1015 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1015/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1015

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