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
Published Oct 13, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.58
- 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
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 78.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 76.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 69.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 64.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 79.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1146 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=2694.000424%40SECURITY.NNOV.RU mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1146 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=2694.000424%40SECURITY.NNOV.RU | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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