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CVE-2003-0688 Details

Description

The DNS map code in Sendmail 8.12.8 and earlier, when using the "enhdnsbl" feature, does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an invalid DNS response that causes Sendmail to free incorrect data.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030803-01-P CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000727 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A597 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/993452 CVEUS Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:086 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0688
NVD Published Date:
Oct 20, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]