Buffer overflow in the Mail-Max SMTP server for Windows systems allows remote command execution.
Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Mail-Max SMTP server for Windows systems allows remote command execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09801 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:smartmax_software:mailmax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Smartmax Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:smartmax_software:mailmax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Smartmax Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvjm-w46v-gr42
References
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More Smartmax Software Mailmax vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01029 Buffer overflow in SmartMax MailMax POP3 daemon (popmax) 4.8 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-00299 Buffer overflow in the IMAP server (IMAPMax) for SmartMax MailMax 5.0.10.8 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-1999-0404 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvjm-w46v-gr42 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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