CVE-1999-0478 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in HP-UX sendmail by sending specific connection requests, disrupting mail services.
- 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-1999-0478?
CVE-1999-0478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service in HP-UX sendmail 8.8.6 related to accepting connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0478?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0478 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-1999-0478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr8q-pc3h-3qwp.