CVE-1999-0144 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Qmail by sending a large number of recipients via the RCPT command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0144?
CVE-1999-0144 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0144?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qmail Project Qmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0144?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-0144 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0144 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78g5-jc8q-wgq5.