Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 29, 2000· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0216
CVE-2000-0216
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.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q1/0176.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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