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CVE-2000-0319: eric_allman sendmail

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 13-10-2000Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0319 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in eric_allman sendmail. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-10-2000
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.84% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Eric_allman1 product
  • sendmail5.58 | 5.59 | 8.6.x | 8.7.1 | 8.7.2 | 8.7.3 | 8.7.4 | 8.7.5 | 8.7.6 | 8.7.x | 8.8 | 8.8.1 | 8.8.2 | 8.8.3 | 8.8.4 | 8.8.5 | 8.8.x | 8.9.1 | 8.9.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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