CVE-1999-1043 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Exchange Server by sending malformed NNTP or SMTP data.
- 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-1999-1043?
CVE-1999-1043 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 and 5.0 does not properly handle (1) malformed NNTP data, or (2) malformed SMTP data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application error).
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1043?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-21410 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-34473 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-26855 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-34523 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-21529 Microsoft Exchange Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjv9-q8gw-pmgm.