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CVE-2000-0738

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Network Associates Webshield Smtp: 4.5

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0101.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1589
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5100
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0101.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1589
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5100

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