CVE-2021-20501
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-21 12:05
Modified
2024-09-17 00:35
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
IBM i 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 SMTP allows a network attacker to send emails to non-existent local-domain recipients to the SMTP server, caused by using a non-default configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume unnecessary network bandwidth and disk space, and allow remote attackers to send spam email. IBM X-Force ID: 198056.
References
▼ | URL | Tags | |
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psirt@us.ibm.com | https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198056 | VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory | |
psirt@us.ibm.com | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445505 | Vendor Advisory | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198056 | VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445505 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
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