GSD-1999-1109

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
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CVE-1999-1109
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