CVE-2000-0319

CVSS 2.0 Score 5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Apr 23, 2000
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2000-0319 is a vulnerability affecting Sendmail 8.10.x versions. The mail.local component fails to recognize the proper delimiter for message endings, specifically the .\n string. As a result, an attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a message that is excessively long, up to 2047 characters, with the last character being .\n. The consequence is a denial-of-service attack or potential corruption of mailboxes.

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