CVE-1999-1521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Computalynx CMail 2.4 and CMail 2.3 SP2 SMTP servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack in the MAIL FROM command that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06536.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Computalynx Subscribe	Cmail Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:computalynx:cmail:2.3sp2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:computalynx:cmail:2.4:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1502	Computalynx CMail 2.4 and CMail 2.3 SP2 SMTP servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack in the MAIL FROM command that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93720402717560&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94121824921783&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2240

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.436Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1521

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-09-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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