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CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1532

Published: 29/10/1999 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 505
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

Netscape Messaging Server 3.54, 3.55, and 3.6 allows a remote malicious user to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of long RCPT TO commands.

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netscape messaging server 3.6

netscape messaging server 3.54

netscape messaging server 3.55

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/748/info Netscape Messaging server will not de-allocate memory that is used to store the RCPT TO information for an incoming email By sending enough long RCPT TO addresses, the system can be forced to consume all available memory, leading to a denial of service /***************************************** ...