CVE-1999-1551
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service ...
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
- Record
CVE-1999-1551- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
- Record
CVE-1999-1551- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1532 No score
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1532- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6294-xqxp-m342 No score
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service ...
Buffer overflow in Ipswitch IMail Service 5.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a long URL.
- Record
GHSA-6294-xqxp-m342- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ipswitch IMail 5.0/6.0 - Web Service Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC) | 1999-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1551 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ipswitch Imail, published March 2, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.