CVE-2003-0161
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2003-0161 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2003-04-02 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does not properly handle certain conversions from char and int types, which can cause a length check to be disabled when Sendmail misinterprets an input value as a special "NOCHAR" control value, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack using messages, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1337. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0b | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0d | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0d_pk9_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0f | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0f_pk6_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0f_pk7_bl18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0g | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 4.0g_pk3_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0a | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0a_pk3_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0f | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0_pk4_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.0_pk4_bl18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1a | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1a_pk1_bl1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1a_pk2_bl2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1a_pk3_bl3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1b | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1b_pk1_bl1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1_pk3_bl17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1_pk4_bl18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1_pk5_bl19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Compaq | Tru64 | 5.1_pk6_bl20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.00 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.01 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.08 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.09 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 10.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 11.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 11.00 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 11.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux | 11.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux Series 700 | 10.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Hp-ux Series 800 | 10.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Hp | Sis | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12 | beta10 | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12 | beta12 | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12 | beta16 | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12 | beta7 | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.12.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail | 8.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sendmail | Sendmail Switch | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.4 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.5 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.5.1 | All | ppc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.5.1 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 7.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | x86_update_2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Sunos | 5.8 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| '[OpenPKG-SA-2003.027] OpenPKG Security Advisory (sendmail)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Gentoo Linux — Error 404 (Not Found) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-290-1 sendmail-wide | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Apple - Lists.apple.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| 'Sendmail: -1 gone wild' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030401-01-P | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-278-1 sendmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-016.0.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.caldera.com | |
| ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.freebsd.org | |
| [Full-Disclosure] Sendmail: -1 gone wild | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | |
| Sendmail Address Prescan Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 'sendmail 8.12.9 available' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| #52620: sendmail(1M) Parses Addresses Incorrectly in Certain Corner Cases java.lang.NullPointerException | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#897604 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2004.11/SCOSA-2004.11.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.sco.com | |
| CERT Advisory CA-2003-12 Buffer Overflow in Sendmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.cert.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | |
| #52700: Sun Linux and Cobalt Legacy Products are Vulnerable to a Additional sendmail(1M) Buffer Overflow java.lang.NullPointerException | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.