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CWE
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CVE-2003-0694: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Sep 18 2003(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Sendmail=2.1.2
Sendmail=3.0.2
Sendmail=2.2.2
Sendmail Sendmail=2.6.2
Sendmail Sendmail=8.9.2
Sendmail=2.1.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.4
Sendmail Sendmail=8.8.8
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12-beta16
Sendmail=1.3
Sendmail Sendmail=2.6
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.3
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.3
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.8
SGI IRIX=6.5.17f
SGI IRIX=6.5.21f
SGI IRIX=6.5.21m
Sendmail=8.9.2
Sendmail=2.2.1
SGI IRIX=6.5.19f
Sendmail Sendmail=2.6.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.0
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.9
Sendmail Sendmail=8.9.1
Sendmail=2.1.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.18f
Sendmail Sendmail=8.10
Sendmail Sendmail=8.10.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.6
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.7
Sendmail Sendmail=3.0
Sendmail Sendmail=3.0.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.2
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.2
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12-beta12
Sendmail Sendmail=8.9.3
Sendmail=1.2
Sendmail Sendmail=3.0.2
Sendmail Sendmail=3.0.3
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.4
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.5
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.6
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12-beta5
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12-beta7
Sendmail=8.9.3
Sendmail=2.1
Sendmail=2.2.3
SGI IRIX=6.5.15
SGI IRIX=6.5.20f
SGI IRIX=6.5.20m
Sendmail Sendmail=8.9.0
Sendmail=2.2.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.17m
Sendmail=2.1.5
Sendmail=2.2
SGI IRIX=6.5.19m
Sendmail Sendmail=8.10.2
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.0
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.12-beta10
Sendmail=3.0
Sendmail=3.0.1
Sendmail Sendmail=8.11.5
SGI IRIX=6.5.16
Sendmail=2.2.4
Sendmail=3.0.3
Sendmail=2.1.4
SGI IRIX=6.5.18m
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.3-releng
Turbolinux Server=6.5
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.6-releng
NetBSD NetBSD=1.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=3.0-releng
HPE HP-UX=11.11
Compaq Tru64=5.1_pk3_bl17
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.3-release_p38
Sun SunOS=5.7
Compaq Tru64=5.1_pk4_bl18
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.8-release_p6
Turbolinux Server=7.0
Apple macOS Server=10.2.3
Apple macOS Server=10.2.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.6-release_p20
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-release_p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.1-releng
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple macOS Server=10.2.2
Compaq Tru64=5.1b_pk1_bl1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.0-release_p14
FreeBSD FreeBSD=5.0-releng
NetBSD NetBSD=1.6.1
Turbolinux Workstation=6.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple macOS Server=10.2.5
Compaq Tru64=5.1a_pk3_bl3
Compaq Tru64=5.1a_pk4_bl21
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.7-release_p17
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.7-releng
Gentoo Linux=0.5
HPE HP-UX=11.00
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5.1
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5.2
Compaq Tru64=4.0f
Compaq Tru64=4.0f_pk6_bl17
Compaq Tru64=5.1_pk5_bl19
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.4-release_p42
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.4-releng
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.9-pre-release
Gentoo Linux=1.1a
HPE HP-UX=11.22
IBM AIX=4.3.3
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5
NetBSD NetBSD=1.5
Oracle Solaris SPARC=7.0
Sun SunOS=5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Compaq Tru64=4.0g
Compaq Tru64=4.0g_pk3_bl17
Gentoo Linux=1.4-rc3
HPE HP-UX=11.0.4
NetBSD NetBSD=1.6-beta
Oracle Solaris SPARC=9.0
Compaq Tru64=4.0f_pk8_bl22
Compaq Tru64=5.1_pk6_bl20
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.5-release_p32
Gentoo Linux=1.4-rc1
IBM AIX=5.2
Turbolinux Workstation=7.0
Apple macOS Server=10.2.6
Compaq Tru64=4.0g_pk4_bl22
Compaq Tru64=5.1
Gentoo Linux=0.7
Sun SunOS
Turbolinux Server=6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple macOS Server=10.2
Compaq Tru64=5.1a_pk5_bl23
Compaq Tru64=5.1b
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.8-releng
Gentoo Linux=1.2
Turbolinux Server=8.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Compaq Tru64=5.1a_pk1_bl1
Compaq Tru64=5.1a_pk2_bl2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.0-releng
NetBSD NetBSD=1.4.3
Oracle Solaris SPARC=2.6
Turbolinux Advanced Server=6.0
Turbolinux Workstation=8.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple macOS Server=10.2.1
Compaq Tru64=4.0f_pk7_bl18
Compaq Tru64=5.1a
Compaq Tru64=5.1b_pk2_bl22
FreeBSD FreeBSD=4.5-releng
Gentoo Linux=1.4-rc2
IBM AIX=5.1
Oracle Solaris SPARC=8.0
Oracle Solaris SPARC=9.0

Remedy

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html

Remedy

http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2003-0694?

    CVE-2003-0694 has a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution via buffer overflow.

  • How do I fix CVE-2003-0694?

    To fix CVE-2003-0694, update Sendmail to version 8.12.10 or later, which addresses the buffer overflow vulnerability.

  • What versions of Sendmail are affected by CVE-2003-0694?

    CVE-2003-0694 affects Sendmail versions 8.12.9 and earlier, as well as various Sendmail Switch versions.

  • What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2003-0694?

    CVE-2003-0694 can be exploited through specially crafted email messages that trigger the buffer overflow.

  • Is CVE-2003-0694 specific to certain operating systems?

    CVE-2003-0694 is not limited to specific operating systems, as the affected Sendmail versions run on multiple platforms.

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