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.

• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html
• http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.htmlPatch
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603
• ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2003-q3/4119.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0113.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000742
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381604923204&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106382859407683&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106383437615742&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106398718909274&w=2
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-25.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-384
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784980US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:092
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-283.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html
• http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.htmlPatch
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2975
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A572
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A603

Published

Oct 6, 2003

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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