CVE-1999-0144
Qmail Project Qmail — NVD-CWE-noinfo
EPSS 2.0%
- Published: 1997-06-01T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Qmail Project
- Products: Qmail
- CWE: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
- CVE-1999-0144 (no score)
Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
How to fix CVE-1999-0144
CVE-1999-0144 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Qmail Project Qmail.
Description: Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-0144 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Qmail
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Denial of service in Qmail by specifying a large number of recipients with the RCPT command. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-0144 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Qmail
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Jun 01, 1997
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
- http://cr.yp.to/qmail/venema.html [Vendor Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319024&w=2 [Third Party Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319029&w=2 [Third Party Advisory]
- http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/qmail/1997/06/threads.html [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2237 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208 [VDB Entry]
- http://cr.yp.to/qmail/venema.html [Vendor Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319024&w=2 [Third Party Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602558319029&w=2 [Third Party Advisory]
- http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/qmail/1997/06/threads.html [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2237 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208 [VDB Entry]