CVE-1999-1551 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service allows remote attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

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-1999-1551?

CVE-1999-1551 is a medium-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

Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1551?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1551?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1551 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-1999-1551 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1551 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6294-xqxp-m342.

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