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CVE-1999-0393

Sendmail 8.9.2 - Headers Prescan Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sendmail 8.8.x and 8.9.2 by sending messages with a large number of headers.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1998-12-12 First Exploit
  • 1999-01-01 CVE Published
  • 1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Eric Allman
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Sendmail
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8.8
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Affected
Eric Allman
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Sendmail
Search vendor "Eric Allman" for product "Sendmail"
8.9.2
Search vendor "Eric Allman" for product "Sendmail" and version "8.9.2"
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Affected