CVE-1999-0945 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange 5.0 and 5.5's Internet Mail Service (IMS). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted AUTH or AUTHINFO commands. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), it requires no authentication and has a low attack complexity, leading to potential service unavailability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is known, and it lacks community discussion or media coverage, its age and the affected product's end-of-life status make it a legacy concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.