CVE-2000-0990 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in cmd5checkpw by sending an SMTP AUTH command with an unknown username.
- 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-2000-0990?
CVE-2000-0990 is a high-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
cmd5checkpw 0.21 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an "SMTP AUTH" command with an unknown username.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Krzysztof Dabrowski Cmd5checkpw.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0990 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-2000-0990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcx3-q885-423g.