CVE-2000-0738
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a...
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
- Record
CVE-2000-0738- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
- Record
CVE-2000-0738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0733 No score
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0733- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qr9-r4q9-9m8f No score
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a...
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
- Record
GHSA-7qr9-r4q9-9m8f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0738 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Network Associates Webshield Smtp, published October 20, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.