CVE-1999-0144

Low

Published: 01/06/1997(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.32%

67th percentile — higher than 67% of all known CVEs

Summary

CVE-1999-0144 vulnerability affects Qmail and allows for a denial of service attack by specifying a large number of recipients using the RCPT command.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause the Qmail service to become unavailable, leading to disruptions in email communication within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the number of recipients in the RCPT command and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Original NVD description (English source)

Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command.