CVE-1999-0393
Sendmail 8.9.2 - Headers Prescan Denial of Service
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*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
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* 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
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91694391227372&w=2 | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23167 | 1998-12-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Eric Allman Search vendor "Eric Allman" | Sendmail Search vendor "Eric Allman" for product "Sendmail" | 8.8 Search vendor "Eric Allman" for product "Sendmail" and version "8.8" | - |
Affected
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| Eric Allman Search vendor "Eric Allman" | 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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