CVE-1999-1551 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 71.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 71.79% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-03-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipswitch | imail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ipswitch IMail 5.0/6.0 - Web Service Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC) | 1999-03-01 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD