VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0319
mail.local in Sendmail 8.10.x does not properly identify the .\n string which identifies the end of message text, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or corrupt mailboxes via a message line that is 2047 characters long and ends…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
mail.local in Sendmail 8.10.x does not properly identify the .\n string which identifies the end of message text, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or corrupt mailboxes via a message line that is 2047 characters long and ends in .\n.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.84% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- eric allman/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1146Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=2694.000424%40SECURITY.NNOV.RU
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1146Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=2694.000424%40SECURITY.NNOV.RU
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.