Slmail 3.0.2421 POP3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Slmail 3.0.2421. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component POP3. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0272. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Slmail 3.0.2421 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component POP3. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 10/01/1997 with eEye. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0272. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/110 (pop3). The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1662), SecurityFocus (BID 221†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-711†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
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02/04/1999 +491 days 🔍
01/23/2003 +1449 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +4164 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Organization: eEye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13991
X-Force: 1662
SecurityFocus: 221 - SLMail CPU Utilization Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 711 - SLMail CPU Utilization DOS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:21
Updated: 04/17/2026 01:17
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:21 (53), 05/08/2019 10:45 (3), 04/17/2026 01:17 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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