CVE-1999-0945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.5:-::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1952.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ169174
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i-080.shtml
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise4.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1223

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Exchange Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.362Z

Reserved: 1999-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0945

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:49:22.897

Link: CVE-1999-0945

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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