WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending e-mail…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:webshield_smtp:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Network Associates |
- cpe:2.3:a:network_associates:webshield_smtp:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Network Associates
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qr9-r4q9-9m8f
References
More Network Associates Webshield Smtp vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01092 SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-01490 NAI WebShield SMTP 4.5 and possibly 4.5 MR1a does not filter improperly MIME encoded… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-01118 McAfee WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to bypass email content filtering rules… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-01117 McAfee WebShield SMTP 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed recipient field. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2000-0738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7qr9-r4q9-9m8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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