DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0688

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0688

    Published: 20 Oct 2003Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2003-0688

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0688

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sendmail

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/sendmail?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.12.9

    Affected versions

    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