CVE-2000-0738 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Network Associates WebShield SMTP version 4.5. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending an email with a "From:" address ending in a period, causing the software to continuously loop and resend the email to itself. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:webshield_smtp:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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