CVE-2000-0738 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in WebShield SMTP by sending emails with a trailing period in the From address, triggering an infinite loop.
- 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-2000-0738?
CVE-2000-0738 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Network Associates Webshield Smtp.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0738 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-2000-0738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qr9-r4q9-9m8f.