CVE-1999-0284 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the SMTP HELO command, impacting various NT mail servers including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, and Ipswitch Imail. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service, and potentially execute arbitrary code, due to a high-severity CVSS score of 7.5. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists for MDaemon, Ipswitch Imail, and Microsoft Exchange 4.0/5.0, indicating a clear path for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino_mail_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.