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Vulnerability · CVE-1999-0945

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

Published Mar 12, 2001 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · exchange server

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-1999-0945 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run exchange server.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.52%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/exchange server

Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/exchange server5.0
  • cpe microsoft/exchange server5.5

How to fix CVE-1999-0945

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 5.0 · 1 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_critical record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-1999-0945 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run exchange server.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/exchange server 5.0; microsoft/exchange server 5.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 19.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Microsoft Exchange Server security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 12, 2001 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

Sources

  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-1999-0945

    Buffer overflow in Internet Mail Service (IMS) for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to conduct a denial of service via AUTH or AUTHINFO commands.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 1, 2026