CVE-1999-0418 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in SMTP servers by sending excessive RCPT TO commands in a single connection.
- 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-1999-0418?
CVE-1999-0418 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0418?
How do I fix CVE-1999-0418?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0418 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-1999-0418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7h2-x82r-79fx.