CVE-1999-1511

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-11-10 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1511, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1511

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