CVE-1999-0284

Summary

CVE-1999-0284 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting NT mail servers, such as Ipswitch, Mdaemon, and Exchange. This issue arises due to a buffer overflow in the processing of the SMTP HELO command. An attacker can exploit this weakness by sending specially crafted HELO packets, causing the mail server to crash and become unavailable. The denial-of-service condition can impact mail service availability, potentially leading to significant downtime and data loss for affected organizations.

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