CVE-1999-1012

Medium

Published: 04/05/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.26%

66th percentile - higher than 66% of all known CVEs

Summary

The SMTP component of Lotus Domino 4.6.1 on AS/400, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to crash the mail server via a long string.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause the mail server to become unavailable, leading to disruptions in email communication within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Lotus Domino that addresses this vulnerability and to monitor server logs for potential attack attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

SMTP component of Lotus Domino 4.6.1 on AS/400, and possibly other operating systems, allows a remote attacker to crash the mail server via a long string.