Vulnerability Report

CVE-1999-1532

Title: Netscape Messaging Server RCPT TO long-commands memory exhaustion DoS

DoS

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-1999-1532

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Oct 29, 1999

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.46%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-1999-1532: Netscape Messaging Server 3.54, 3.55, and 3.6 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a series of long RCPT TO commands.

Impacted Vendors

netscape 1

Reference Links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94117465014255&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/748 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94117465014255&w=2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/748

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-1999-1532 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19571

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 29, 1999 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.