CVE-2002-0906

Published: Oct 4, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS server.

Affected (4)

Products: Sendmail: Sendmail

Sendmail

1 product

Sendmail

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sendmail Sendmail	Version 8.12.0
Sendmail Sendmail	Version 8.12.1
Sendmail Sendmail	Version 8.12.3
Sendmail Sendmail	Version 8.12.4

References (10)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9443.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814627

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5122

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.5.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2183

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9443.php