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    CVE-2009-1490

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.13.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X- header, as demonstrated by an X-Testing header.

    Published:Apr 30, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 5, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.07785
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sendmail
    Product
    Sendmail

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32995

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High