CVE-1999-0098 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Sendmail's SMTP HELO command, impacting various Apple, Pmail, and Seattlelab mail server products. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:appleshare:-:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pmail:mercury_mail_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:seattlelab:slmail:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.