CVE-1999-1532 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory exhaustion using long RCPT TO commands in Netscape Messaging Server.
- 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-1999-1532?
CVE-1999-1532 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
Netscape Messaging Server 3.54, 3.55, and 3.6 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of long RCPT TO commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1532?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netscape Messaging Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1532?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1532 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-1999-1532 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1532 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhr5-xxj8-pvc5.