[SECURITY] [DSA 278-2] New sendmail packages fix DoS and arbitrary code execution

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 278-2 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze April 4th, 2003 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Sendmail: -1 gone wild

CVE: CAN-2003-0161 CERT: VU897604 FORCED RELEASE -- VENDOR NOTIFIED AS OF 03/18/03 There is a vulnerability in Sendmail versions 8.12.8 and prior. The address parser performs insufficient bounds checking in certain conditions due to a char to int conversion, making it possible for an attacker to...

Sendmail address parsing buffer overflow

Overview Sendmail contains a buffer overflow in code that parses email addresses. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. Description Sendmail is a widely used mail transfer agent MTA. There is a stack overflow vulnerability in code that...