CVE-1999-1516 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP server allows remote attackers to crash the service or execute arbitrary code via a long MAIL FROM string.
- 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-1999-1516?
CVE-1999-1516 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
A buffer overflow in TenFour TFS Gateway SMTP mail server 3.2 allows an attacker to crash the mail server and possibly execute arbitrary code by offering more than 128 bytes in a MAIL FROM string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenfour Tfs Gateway Smtp.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1516?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-1999-1516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x657-67f8-62qq.