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Debian Security Advisory - sendmail

Publication:Help Net SecurityDate:Sep 19 2003

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Package : sendmail
Vulnerability : buffer overflows
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0681 CAN-2003-0694

- CAN-2003-0681

A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.

- CAN-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.




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