Buffer overflow in IMonitor in IMail 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long string to port 8181.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-1046 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.80%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +10.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19379 | exploit_db | edb | 1999-03-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 4.56% | 14.80% | +10.24% |
| 2 | 2025-04-04 | 13.44% | 4.56% | -8.88% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 13.44% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |