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CVE-2003-0161in critical feed2 exploits

The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does not properly handle certain conversions from char…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
38.8%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does not properly handle certain conversions from char and int types, which can cause a length check to be disabled when Sendmail misinterprets an input value as a special "NOCHAR" control value, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack using messages, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1337.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

38.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-24 Sendmail 8.12.8 (BSD) - 'Prescan()' Remote Command Execution · remote · 2003-04-30
  • EDB-22442 Sendmail 8.11.6 - Address Prescan Memory Corruption · local · 2003-03-29

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001088.1-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-52620-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/7230 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104914999806315&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-120.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/317135/30/25220/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_IMMUNIX, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-278 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-290 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-52700-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • cert.org /advisories/CA-2003-12.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/316961/30/25250/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-121.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000614 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200303-27.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-March/004295.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104897487512238&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/321997 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104896621106790&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/897604 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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