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01 Record

CVE-2003-0688

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2003-09-03 04:00Z23 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 02:05Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2003-08-14
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1dd3a370aa16b4b231e0e15b2e58dc37f55d0463daf188bc193a98b993a5fb45

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
compaqtru64Not specified—
freebsdfreebsdNot specified—
openbsdopenbsdNot specified—
redhatlinuxNot specified—
redhatsendmailNot specified—
sendmailsendmailNot specified—
sgiirixNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.9

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.9

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.9

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.