CVE-1999-0684

Summary

CVE-1999-0684 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Sendmail 8.8.6 on Hewlett-Packard Unix (HPUX) systems. An attacker can exploit this weakness by sending specifically crafted emails, leading to a resource exhaustion issue and causing the mail transfer agent to crash or become unresponsive. The vulnerability could result in a denial-of-service condition for the affected email server, potentially impacting the availability of email services for the organization or individuals using the affected system.

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