CVE-1999-0478

Summary

CVE-1999-0478 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting HP-UX sendmail version 8.8.6. Malicious actors can exploit this issue by establishing multiple connections to the affected system, leading to resource exhaustion and service unavailability. The vulnerability arises from the sendmail software's inability to effectively manage and limit the number of concurrent connections, potentially causing significant disruption to affected networks. System administrators should apply the available patch or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version to mitigate the risk.

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