CVE-1999-0419

Summary

CVE-1999-0419 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Microsoft SMTP service. When encountering a 4xx error code during message delivery, the service will persistently attempt to redeliver the message, leading to an excessive number of connection requests and potential service disruption. This behavior can be exploited to cause a denial of service condition on the affected system.

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