Artisoft XtraMail 1.11 POP3/SMTP Server memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Artisoft XtraMail 1.11 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component POP3/SMTP Server. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1511. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Artisoft XtraMail 1.11. Affected is an unknown code of the component POP3/SMTP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflows in Xtramail 1.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long PASS command in the POP3 service, (2) a long HELO command in the SMTP service, or (3) a long user name in the Control Service.

The weakness was published 11/10/1999 by Ussr Labs (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1511. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10325 (XtraMail POP3 PASS Command Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1634.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3488), Tenable (10325), SecurityFocus (BID 791†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-465†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10325
Nessus Name: XtraMail POP3 PASS Command Remote Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1634
Snort Message: PROTOCOL-POP PASS overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101634
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Ussr Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14970
X-Force: 3488
SecurityFocus: 791 - Artisoft XtraMail Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 465 - Multiple DoS Attacks on Artisoft XtraMail, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:47
Updated: 04/19/2026 19:06
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:47 (70), 05/07/2019 06:22 (4), 04/19/2026 19:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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