Executive Summary

Summary
Title Updated Sendmail packages fix vulnerability.
Informations
Name RHSA-2003:284 First vendor Publication 2003-09-17
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2003-09-17
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-284.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2975
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2975
Title: Sendmail prescan function Buffer Overflow
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2003-0694
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 7
Product(s): Sendmail
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:572
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:572
Title: Sendmail BO in Prescan Function
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2003-0694
Version: 4
Platform(s): Red Hat Linux 9
Product(s): Sendmail
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:603
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:603
Title: Sendmail BO in prescan Function
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2003-0694
Version: 4
Platform(s): Red Hat Linux 9
Product(s): Sendmail
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2
Application 37
Application 2
Application 16
Os 7
Os 7
Os 21
Os 19
Os 7
Os 4
Os 3
Os 10
Os 12
Os 4
Os 4
Os 1
Os 4
Os 3

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 384-1 (sendmail)
File : nvt/deb_384_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
2577 Sendmail prescan() Function Remote Overflow

A remote overflow exists in Sendmail. The "prescan()" function fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. By using an email message with a specially crafted address, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 RCPT TO overflow
RuleID : 654-community - Revision : 28 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 RCPT TO overflow
RuleID : 654 - Revision : 28 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 Sendmail RCPT TO prescan too long addresses overflow
RuleID : 2270-community - Revision : 18 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 Sendmail RCPT TO prescan too long addresses overflow
RuleID : 2270 - Revision : 18 - Type : SERVER-MAIL
2014-01-10 RCPT TO overflow
RuleID : 18574 - Revision : 6 - Type : SERVER-MAIL

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2007-09-25 Name : The remote HP-UX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : hpux_PHNE_35483.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-25 Name : The remote HP-UX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : hpux_PHNE_35484.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-25 Name : The remote HP-UX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : hpux_PHNE_35485.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-16 Name : The remote HP-UX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : hpux_PHNE_29912.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-16 Name : The remote HP-UX host is missing a security-related patch.
File : hpux_PHNE_30224.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-384.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-01 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : aix_IY48657.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-01 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : aix_IY48658.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-31 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2003-092.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-25 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2003_040.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-06 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2003-284.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2003-09-17 Name : The remote mail server is prone to multiple buffer overflow attacks.
File : sendmail_prescan_overflow.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 11:48:14
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