Apple Mac OS X 8.12.9 Sendmail EarlyShovel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 8.12.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Sendmail. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption (EarlyShovel). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0681. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 8.12.9 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Sendmail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (EarlyShovel). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.

The weakness was released 10/06/2003 by Timo Sirainen as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0681 since 08/13/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14074 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2003:092)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50080 (Sendmail Prescan() Variant Remote Buffer Overrun Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13216), Exploit-DB (23154), Tenable (14074), SecurityFocus (BID 8649†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3276†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-288. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: EarlyShovel
Class: Memory corruption / EarlyShovel
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14074
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2003:092)
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OpenVAS ID: 53668
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 384-1 (sendmail)
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08/14/2014 +3666 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Timo Sirainen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20846

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X-Force: 13216
SecurityFocus: 8649 - Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3276 - Buffer Overflow in Sendmail 8.12.9, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 08/15/2014 01:04
Updated: 12/26/2024 13:53
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:04 (71), 07/14/2017 10:07 (4), 06/29/2021 08:59 (2), 06/29/2021 09:04 (1), 12/08/2024 14:25 (23), 12/26/2024 13:53 (1)
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