CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1337

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Sendmail versions 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments processed by the crackaddr function in headers.c.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Sendmail to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments as processed by the crackaddr function of headers.c.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS