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01 Record

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

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.

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
66.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% 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
Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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
2003-09-18 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
017378a9e95f101840b2dd69261c78a8c89b548f70e991ee0092cb793004383d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
applemac_os_xNot specified—
applemac_os_x_serverNot specified—
compaqtru64Not specified—
freebsdfreebsdNot specified—
gentoolinuxNot specified—
hphp-uxNot specified—
ibmaixNot specified—
netbsdnetbsdNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatlinuxNot specified—
sendmailadvanced_message_serverNot specified—
sendmailsendmailNot specified—
sendmailsendmail_proNot specified—
sendmailsendmail_switchNot specified—
sgiirixNot specified—
sunsolarisNot specified—
sunsunosNot specified—
turbolinuxturbolinux_advanced_serverNot specified—
turbolinuxturbolinux_serverNot specified—
turbolinuxturbolinux_workstationNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.10-1

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

Debian 13

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.10-1

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

Debian 14

  • sendmail
    Fixed in 8.12.10-1

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.