PT-2003-1802 · Sendmail · Sendmail

Michal Zalewski · Published 2003-09-18 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2003-0694

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sendmail version 8.12.9

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks. This is demonstrated using the parseaddr function in parseaddr.c, which is part of the prescan function.

Recommendations: For Sendmail version 8.12.9, consider disabling the prescan function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the parseaddr function in parseaddr.c to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0694

DSA-384

Affected Products

Sendmail

References · 23

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/smtp/sendmail_prescan.rb · Exploit
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092 · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0694 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0694 · Vendor Advisory
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0694 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0694 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html · Patch
• http://sendmail.org/8.12.10.html · Patch
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603 · Note