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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1046 · published 1 March 1999

CVE-1999-1046: Ipswitch imail vulnerability

Ipswitch · Imail

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92038879607336&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/504 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1897
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92038879607336&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/504 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1897

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1046), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.