CVE-1999-1237 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-1999-1237?

CVE-1999-1237 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Http 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

Multiple buffer overflows in smbvalid/smbval SMB authentication library, as used in Apache::AuthenSmb and possibly other modules, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long username, (2) a long password, and (3) other unspecified methods.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1237?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1237?

No fix published yet.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-1999-1237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-65fj-56w9-gr9r, MINI-cmr7-vp98-cjhp.