CVE-1999-0419 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering repeated redelivery attempts when the Microsoft SMTP service receives 4xx error codes.
- 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-1999-0419?
CVE-1999-0419 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
When the Microsoft SMTP service attempts to send a message to a server and receives a 4xx error code, it quickly and repeatedly attempts to redeliver the message, causing a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0419?
How do I fix CVE-1999-0419?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0419 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-1999-0419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3r6q-4vvg-jmx9.