CVE-2003-0161
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 1, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 24, 2003
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 1001088vendor-advisory
- 52620vendor-advisory
- 7230vdb-entry
- 20030330 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.027] OpenPKG Security Advisory (sendmail)mailing-list
- RHSA-2003:120vendor-advisory
- 20030401 Immunix Secured OS 7+ openssl updatemailing-list
- DSA-278vendor-advisory
- DSA-290vendor-advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00028.html
- 52700vendor-advisory
- CA-2003-12third-party-advisory
- 20030331 GLSA: sendmail (200303-27)mailing-list
- RHSA-2003:121vendor-advisory
- CLA-2003:614vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200303-27vendor-advisory
- 20030329 Sendmail: -1 gone wildmailing-list
- 20030329 Sendmail: -1 gone wildmailing-list
- 20030520 [Fwd: 127 Research and Development: 127 Day!]mailing-list
- 20030329 sendmail 8.12.9 availablemailing-list
- VU#897604third-party-advisory
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