CVE-1999-0976 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in Sendmail by interrupting the newaliases command during database reinitialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0976?
CVE-1999-0976 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0976?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eric Allman Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0976?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0976 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-1999-0976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prqp-xwhc-64v4.