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CVE-1999-0284

Denial of service to NT mail servers including Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange through a buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
1 Jan 1998
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
12% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Buffer overflow (CWE-120)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Microsoft Exchange ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:exchange_server
  • Version 4.0
  • Version 5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0284
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0284