CVE-1999-0231 — Buffer overflow in IP-Switch IMail and Seattle Labs Slmail 2.6 packages using a long VRFY command, causing a denial of service and possibly remote access

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MEDIUM

Buffer overflow in IP-Switch IMail and Seattle Labs Slmail 2.6 packages using a long VRFY command, causing a denial of service and possibly remote access

Published Feb 4, 2000

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.38%

Description

Buffer overflow in IP-Switch IMail and Seattle Labs Slmail 2.6 packages using a long VRFY command, causing a denial of service and possibly remote access.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.38% 0.01379

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01379

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	1.38% (0.01379)	71.14th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.38% (0.01379)	68.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.50% (0.00497)	63.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	3.98% (0.03982)	92.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	3.98% (0.03982)	91.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.17% (0.00165)	51.31th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0231
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0231		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 4, 2000

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Jun 7, 1999

Link CVE-1999-0231

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-1999-0231

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-1999-0231