CVE-2003-0688
Sendmail <= 8.12.8 - Denial of Service via Invalid DNS Response
Title source: llmDescription
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 (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A597
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030803-01-P
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.sendmail.org/dnsmap1.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-265.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_035_sendmail.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993452
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_conectiva
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000727
Scores
EPSS
0.0171
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (20)
compaq/tru64
5.0a
compaq/tru64
5.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.6
freebsd/freebsd
4.7
freebsd/freebsd
4.8
freebsd/freebsd
5.0
openbsd/openbsd
3.2
redhat/sendmail
8.12.5-7 (4 CPE variants)
redhat/sendmail
8.12.8-4 (4 CPE variants)
sendmail/sendmail
8.12.1
... and 10 more
Published
Oct 20, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026