Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0478 (CCN-2300)

Assigned:1998-12-01
Published:1998-12-01
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Denial of service in HP-UX sendmail 8.8.6 related to accepting connections.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:39:56 +0100
** Sendmail 8.9.2 DoS - exploit ** get what you want!

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0478

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9312
HP-UX Sendmail Unspecified Connection DoS

Source: CCN
Type: Sendmail Consortium Web site
Sendmail Home Page

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBUX9904-097

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-headers-dos(2300)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.9.2)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5819
    V
    		sendmail release 8.8.6 causes Denial of Service failures.
    2008-12-08
    BACK
    sendmail sendmail *
    sendmail sendmail 8.9.2