Explain CVE-2003-0694
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20030919 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.041] OpenPKG Security Advisory (sendmail)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2003:283', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html'}, {'name': '20030917 Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug (a new one) [CAN-2003-0694]', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html'}, {'name': 'CA-2003-25', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.html'}, {'name': 'VU#784980', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2003:092', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:603', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603'}, {'name': '20030917 [slackware-security]  Sendmail vulnerabilities fixed (SSA:2003-260-02)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2'}, {'name': 'DSA-384', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384'}, {'name': 'SCOSA-2004.11', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SCO'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2003:284', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html'}, {'name': '20030917 GLSA:  sendmail (200309-13)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2'}, {'name': '20030917 Zalewski Advisory - Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_VULNWATCH'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:572', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572'}, {'name': '20030917 Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug (a new one) [CAN-2003-0694]', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2975', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975'}, {'name': 'CLA-2003:742', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED