CVE

Id
418  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-0419  
Status
Candidate  
Description
When the Microsoft SMTP service attempts to send a message to a server and receives a 4xx error code, it quickly and repeatedly attempts to redeliver the message, causing a denial of service.  
Phase
Modified (20000105-01)  
Votes
ACCEPT(1) Baker | MODIFY(2) Frech, LeBlanc | REVIEWING(1) Christey  
Comments
Frech> XF:smtp-4xx-error-dos | LeBlanc> - if we can find a KB or something that shows that this wasn"t just | user error, I"d vote ACCEPT. | Christey> David Lemson, Microsoft SMTP Service Program Manager, | posted a followup that said "We have confirmed this as a | problem..." | http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=92171608127206&w=2