Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 29, 2000· Updated Jun 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
6- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_messaging:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q1/0176.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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