Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0216 (CCN-4893)

Assigned:2000-02-29
Published:2000-02-29
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:Microsoft email clients in Outlook, Exchange, and Windows Messaging automatically respond to Read Receipt and Delivery Receipt tags, which could allow an attacker to flood a mail system with responses by forging a Read Receipt request that is redirected to a large distribution list.
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: NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 29 2000 - 20:23:30 CST
mailbombing DoS easily exploitable against mail systems using MS mail clients.

Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20000229 mailbombing DoS easily exploitable against mail systems using MS mail clients.

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0216

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11935
Microsoft Multiple Mail Client Read/Delivery Receipt Tag DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
microsoft-mail-client-dos(4893)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft exchange server *
    microsoft outlook *
    microsoft windows messaging *
    microsoft outlook *
    microsoft exchange server *
    microsoft windows messaging *