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CVE-1999-0418

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer)...

6.4 Medium

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Exploit likelihood

1.99%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Record
CVE-1999-0418
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Record
CVE-1999-0418
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0418 No score

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Record
EUVD-1999-0418
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7h2-x82r-79fx No score

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer)...

Denial of service in SMTP applications such as Sendmail, when a remote attacker (e.g. spammer) uses many "RCPT TO" commands in the same connection.

Record
GHSA-h7h2-x82r-79fx
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0418 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4), published March 8, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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