CVE - CVE-2003-0688

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0688	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CERT-VN:VU#993452 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993452 CONECTIVA:CLA-2003:727 URL:~~http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000727~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) CONFIRM:http://www.sendmail.org/dnsmap1.html FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-03:11 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2003:086 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:086~~ (Obsolete source) OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:597 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A597 REDHAT:RHSA-2003:265 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-265.html SGI:20030803-01-P URL:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030803-01-P SUSE:SuSE-SA:2003:035 URL:http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_035_sendmail.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20030814	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20030814)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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