Seattle Lab Software SLmail 3.1 Command denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Seattle Lab Software SLmail 3.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Command Handler. The manipulation with the input (SEND leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1265. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Seattle Lab Software SLmail 3.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation with the input value (SEND 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 summary by CVE is:

SMTP server in SLmail 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed commands whose arguments begin with a "(" (parenthesis) character, such as (1) SEND, (2) VRFY, (3) EXPN, (4) MAIL FROM, (5) RCPT TO.

The weakness was published 09/22/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1265. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1664) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5036†). marc.theaimsgroup.com is providing further details. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14225
X-Force: 1664
Vulnerability Center: 5036 - SMTP Server in SLMail <= 3.1 Allows DoS via Malformed Commands, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:34
Updated: 04/17/2026 16:04
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:34 (41), 05/24/2019 09:23 (15), 04/17/2026 16:04 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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