CVE-1999-1109 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sendmail by sending ETRN commands and disconnecting, forcing the server to continue processing.
- 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-1999-1109?
CVE-1999-1109 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sendmail before 8.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a series of ETRN commands then disconnecting from the server, while Sendmail continues to process the commands after the connection has been terminated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1109?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1109 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-1999-1109 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1109 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw39-vxm9-j3xr.