CVE-2003-0694

N/A Unknown
Published: October 06, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
76.1%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ibm freebsd sgi turbolinux gentoo apple netbsd sun compaq sendmail +1 more