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DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0161
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0161
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
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 Scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | sendmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | sendmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | sendmail | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | sendmail | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 2, 2003 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated