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CVE-2019-19977 (GCVE-0-2019-19977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-26 00:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:32
VLAI
Summary
libESMTP through 1.0.6 mishandles domain copying into a fixed-size buffer in ntlm_build_type_2 in ntlm/ntlmstruct.c, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer over-read.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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