CVE-2002-0906

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS server.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2183

http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.5.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5122

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814627

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9443.php

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-10-04

Updated: 2024-11-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical