CVE-1999-1109 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Sendmail versions prior to 8.10.0. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending multiple ETRN commands and then disconnecting, causing Sendmail to continue processing the commands and consume resources. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score, though it lacks significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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