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CVE-1999-1551: ipswitch imail

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 12-09-2001Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1551 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in ipswitch imail. EPSS estimates a 71.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
71.79%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 12-09-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

71.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 71.79% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
71.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Ipswitch IMail 5.0/6.0 - Web Service Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ipswitch1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links