Palm Pilot HotSync Manager 3.0.4 on Win 98 Network Mode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Palm Pilot HotSync Manager 3.0.4 on Win 98. Affected is an unknown function of the component Network Mode. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-1065. There is no available exploit. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Palm Pilot HotSync Manager 3.0.4 on Win 98. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Network Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Palm Pilot HotSync Manager 3.0.4 in Windows 98 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 14238 while the manager is in network mode.

The weakness was presented 11/04/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1065. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling 14238.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14948

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:34
Updated: 04/19/2026 18:00
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:34 (40), 04/05/2019 07:27 (9), 04/19/2026 18:00 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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