Denial of service in Sendmail 8.6.11 and 8.6.12.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0205 is rated Moderate Risk (44.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.50% | 1.35% | +0.84% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.56% | 0.50% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.56% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-1999-0205: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0205 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| eric_allman | sendmail | 8.6.11 | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| eric_allman | sendmail | 8.6.12 | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |