CVE-1999-0205 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sendmail mail servers without authentication or user interaction.
- 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-1999-0205?
CVE-1999-0205 is a medium-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 Sendmail 8.6.11 and 8.6.12.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0205?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eric Allman Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0205?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0205 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-1999-0205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cxf-5v57-m788.