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CVE-2003-0688

Published: Oct 20, 2003 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0688
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SendmailRedhat8.12.5-7 (including)8.12.5-7 (including)
SendmailRedhat8.12.8-4 (including)8.12.8-4 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.1 (including)8.12.1 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.2 (including)8.12.2 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.3 (including)8.12.3 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.4 (including)8.12.4 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.5 (including)8.12.5 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.6 (including)8.12.6 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.7 (including)8.12.7 (including)
SendmailSendmail8.12.8 (including)8.12.8 (including)
IrixSgi6.5.19 (including)6.5.19 (including)
IrixSgi6.5.20 (including)6.5.20 (including)
IrixSgi6.5.21 (including)6.5.21 (including)
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 9RedHat*

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