Sendmail up to 8.12.8-4 DNS Mapper denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sendmail up to 8.12.8-4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DNS Mapper. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2003-0688. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sendmail up to 8.12.8-4 (Mail Server Software). This affects an unknown code of the component DNS Mapper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 10/20/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0688 since 08/14/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14068 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2003:086)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13021), Tenable (14068), SecurityFocus (BID 8485†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2021†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14068
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2003:086)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2003 🔍
08/25/2003 +11 days 🔍
08/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2003 +1 days 🔍
09/08/2003 +13 days 🔍
10/20/2003 +42 days 🔍
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07/31/2004 +285 days 🔍
08/15/2014 +3667 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3786 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20871

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X-Force: 13021
SecurityFocus: 8485 - Sendmail DNS Maps Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2021 - DoS in Sendmail 8.12.8 DNS Map via Invalid DNS Response, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 14:19
Updated: 12/26/2024 13:53
Changes: 08/15/2014 14:19 (64), 05/12/2019 16:33 (6), 12/26/2024 13:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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