CVE-1999-1237

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-06-06 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1237, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Multiple buffer overflows in smbvalid/smbval SMB authentication library, as used in Apache::AuthenSmb and possibly other modules, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) a long username, (2) a long password, and (3) other unspecified methods.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1237

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