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CVE-2003-0694
The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated…
High10.0EPSS 66.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 35 days later
· 35 days later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 66.2% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (17)
- 20030919 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.041] OpenPKG Security Advisory (sendmail) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:283 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20030917 Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug (a new one) [CAN-2003-0694] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- CA-2003-25 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- VU#784980 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:092 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:603 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030917 [slackware-security] Sendmail vulnerabilities fixed (SSA:2003-260-02) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-384 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20030917 GLSA: sendmail (200309-13) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20030917 Zalewski Advisory - Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030917 Sendmail 8.12.9 prescan bug (a new one) [CAN-2003-0694] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2975 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- CLA-2003:742 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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