CVE-1999-1500 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Anywhere POP3 Mail Server by sending malformed LIST, TOP, or UIDL commands.
- 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-1999-1500?
CVE-1999-1500 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
Internet Anywhere POP3 Mail Server 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) LIST, (2) TOP, or (3) UIDL commands using letters as arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include True North Internet Anywhere Mail Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1500?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1500 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-1999-1500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j8pg-jpr2-jc5g.