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7.5high

CVE-2002-0906

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS server.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • sendmail.org /8.12.5.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2183 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/814627 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5122 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9443.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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