Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2021-20501
CVE-2021-20501
Description
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.
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References
2- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198056mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445505mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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