CVE-1999-0004 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the MIME processing components of several legacy email clients, including Solaris mailtool, Outlook, and versions of dtmail and pine. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this flaw permits a remote, unauthenticated attacker to disrupt service availability via crafted email messages, although it does not compromise data confidentiality or integrity. Current intelligence indicates no active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in major frameworks, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:dtmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:pine:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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