PT-1999-1268 · Microsoft · Exchange Server

Published 1999-08-06 · Updated 2020-04-02 · CVE-1999-0682

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Exchange version 5.5

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to relay email, also known as spam, using encapsulated SMTP addresses. This can occur even when anti-relaying features are enabled.

Recommendations For Microsoft Exchange version 5.5, consider disabling the encapsulated SMTP address feature as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of email relaying until a more permanent solution is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0682

Affected Products

Exchange Server

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0682 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-027 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-056.shtml · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/567 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0682 · Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ237927 · Note