CVE-1999-0418 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SMTP applications, specifically Sendmail, where an attacker can exhaust resources by sending numerous "RCPT TO" commands within a single connection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to partial availability impact. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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