CVE-1999-1015

Medium

Published: 08/04/1998(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

5.94%

92th percentile - higher than 92% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in AppleShare Mail Server 5.0.3 on MacOS 8.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HELO command.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the mail server, leading to service unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of the software to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Apple AppleShare Mail Server 5.0.3 on MacOS 8.1 and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long HELO command.