CVE-2003-0694

Description

The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated using the parseaddr function in parseaddr.c.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.67% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2	mailing list
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html	patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html	mailing list
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603	signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572	signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975	signature vdb entry
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0694?: CVE-2003-0694 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0694?: To fix CVE-2003-0694, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0694 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0694 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.