WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail with a From: address that has a . (period) at the end, which causes WebShield to continuously send itself copies of the e-mail.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.5
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 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 76.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 74.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 72.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 77.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 76.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 73.26th | 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 (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0101.html mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1589 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5100 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0101.html | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5100 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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