CVE-1999-0144

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Published Feb 4, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qmail_project:qmail:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0144	Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.324% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cr.yp.to/qmail/venema.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319024&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319029&w=2
http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/qmail/1997/06/threads.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208

History

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Subscriptions

Qmail Project Qmail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 4, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 1997, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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