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CVE-2000-0738

WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a...

5.0 Medium

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 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.74%EPSS, 78th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

1.74%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2000-0733No 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-r4q9-9m8fNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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