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Medium
CVE-2003-0688
The DNS map code in Sendmail 8.12.8 and earlier, when...
Vulnerability Description
The DNS map code in Sendmail 8.12.8 and earlier, when using the "enhdnsbl" feature, does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an invalid DNS response that causes Sendmail to free incorrect data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:086
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A597
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030803-01-P
- http://www.sendmail.org/dnsmap1.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-265.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_035_sendmail.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993452
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000727
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Affected Vendor
redhat
View all reports →Affected Software
sendmail, irix, tru64, freebsd, openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
8.12.5-7, 8.12.8-4, 8.12.1, 8.12.2, 8.12.3, 8.12.4, 8.12.5, 8.12.6, 8.12.7, 8.12.8, 6.5.19, 6.5.20, 6.5.21, 5.0a, 5.1, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.0, 3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 3rd, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.