Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0098
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in SMTP HELO command in Sendmail allows a remote attacker to hide activities.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Application | 1 | |
| Application | 1 |
Nessus
| NASL family | SMTP problems |
| NASL id | SMTP_HELO.NASL |
| description | The remote SMTP server seems to allow remote users to send mail anonymously by providing arguments that are too long to the HELO command (more than 1024 chars). This problem may allow malicious users to send unsolicited mail (i.e., SPAM) or threatening mail using the server, and keep their anonymity. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 10260 |
| published | 1999-08-18 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10260 |
| title | Multiple MTA HELO Command Remote Overflow |