CVE-1999-0261

Summary

CVE-1999-0261 is a vulnerability affecting the Netmanager Chameleon SMTPd. This issue involves several buffer overflows in the software, resulting in crashes that could potentially be exploited by attackers. An attacker could send specially crafted emails to trigger the buffer overflows and cause the SMTPd to crash, leading to denial of service or potentially more serious consequences, such as remote code execution. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to a patch or a more secure alternative to mitigate this risk.

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