Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 dtmail Attachment memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component dtmail. Performing a manipulation as part of Attachment results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0065. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun Solaris 2.4/2.5/2.5.1/2.6 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component dtmail. The manipulation as part of a Attachment leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in how dtmail handles attachments allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

The weakness was released 08/31/1998 with Sun Microsystems as 00181 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0065. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1367), SecurityFocus (BID 175†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-573†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-14214. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 00181⛔
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14211
X-Force: 1367
SecurityFocus: 175 - Solaris dtmail Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 573 - Buffer Overflows in Solaris dtmail Attachment Handling Allows Arbitrary Command Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:21
Updated: 04/17/2026 15:26
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:21 (61), 05/07/2019 14:41 (3), 04/17/2026 15:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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