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published date: October 20, 2003

CVE-2003-0688 : Denial of Service Vulnerability

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.

Product(s):

  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.5-7 on i386
  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.5-7 on i386 CF
  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.5-7 for i386 Dev
  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.5-7 for i386 Doc
  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.8-4 for i386
  • Red Hat Sendmail 8.12.8-4 for i386 CF

Question to Ask Vendors:

  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2003-0688, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2003-0688 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

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