CVE-1999-0250

Summary

CVE-1999-0250 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Qmail, an email server software. Maliciously crafted SMTP commands that exceed the maximum allowed length can cause Qmail to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. This issue was discovered in 1999 and can be exploited by sending excessively long commands to the SMTP port. Attackers can use this vulnerability to disrupt email services until the software is patched or restarted.

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