CVE-2000-0216

Medium CVSS 5

Published 2000-02-29 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0216, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0216

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P