diff --git a/Lib/smtpd.py b/Lib/smtpd.py
index b408278..179a1b9 100755
--- a/Lib/smtpd.py
+++ b/Lib/smtpd.py
@@ -121,7 +121,15 @@
         self.rcpttos = []
         self.received_data = ''
         self.fqdn = socket.getfqdn()
-        self.peer = conn.getpeername()
+        try:
+            self.peer = conn.getpeername()
+        except socket.error as err:
+            # a race condition  may occur if the other end is closing
+            # before we can get the peername
+            self.close()
+            if err.args[0] != errno.ENOTCONN:
+                raise
+            return
         print('Peer:', repr(self.peer), file=DEBUGSTREAM)
         self.push('220 %s %s' % (self.fqdn, __version__))
         self.set_terminator(b'\r\n')
@@ -414,7 +422,20 @@
                 localaddr, remoteaddr), file=DEBUGSTREAM)
 
     def handle_accept(self):
-        conn, addr = self.accept()
+        try:
+            conn, addr = self.accept()
+        except TypeError:
+            # sometimes accept() might return None
+            return
+        except socket.error as err:
+            # ECONNABORTED might be thrown
+            if err.args[0] != errno.ECONNABORTED:
+                raise
+            return
+        else:
+            # sometimes addr == None instead of (ip, port)
+            if addr == None:
+                return
         print('Incoming connection from %s' % repr(addr), file=DEBUGSTREAM)
         channel = self.channel_class(self, conn, addr)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e8dcca2..944df93 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9129: smtpd.py is vulnerable to DoS attacks deriving from missing 
+  error handling when accepting a new connection.
+
 - Issue #9601: ftplib now provides a workaround for non-compliant 
   implementations such as IIS shipped with Windows server 2003 returning invalid 
   response codes for MKD and PWD commands.