CVE-1999-1551 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0, allowing an attacker to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary commands through a crafted long URL. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, primarily leading to availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a Proof-of-Concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of broader community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.