CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1046

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
14.80%

96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service or gain control over the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of IMail that addresses this vulnerability and to monitor traffic on port 8181 for potential attacks.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS