CVE-2003-0161

Fixed in a distro release EPSS 39%

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.

Published 2003-04-01 · CVE record · OSV

Products: sendmail, sendmail_switch, compaq tru64, hp-ux, hp-ux_series_700, hp-ux_series_800, hp sis, sun solaris, sunos

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