CVE-2000-0319

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=2694.000424%40SECURITY.NNOV.RU

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1146

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-04-23

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High