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CVE-1999-1109: sendmail

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-1109 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in sendmail. EPSS estimates a 7.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Sendmail before 8.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a series of ETRN commands then disconnecting from the server, while Sendmail continues to process the commands after the connection has been terminated.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
7.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Eric Allman Sendmail 8.9.1/8.9.3 - ETRN Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sendmail1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

4 links