CVE-1999-1265 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the SLmail SMTP server by sending malformed commands starting with a parenthesis, causing denial of service.
- 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-1999-1265?
CVE-1999-1265 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
SMTP server in SLmail 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed commands whose arguments begin with a "(" (parenthesis) character, such as (1) SEND, (2) VRFY, (3) EXPN, (4) MAIL FROM, (5) RCPT TO.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1265?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Seatle Lab Software Slmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1265?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1265 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-1999-1265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1265 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68wf-hv6w-35mw.