VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0216

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-02-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Microsoft email clients in Outlook, Exchange, and Windows Messaging automatically respond to Read Receipt and Delivery Receipt tags, which could allow an attacker to flood a mail system with responses by forging a Read Receipt request that is redirected to a large distribution list.

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