PatchTheCVEsendmail switch vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting sendmail switch, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
Also searched as: sendmailswitch.
sendmail switch has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 0. Most recent: 2003-10-06. Highest priority: CVE-2003-0694 (score 65/100).
- CVE-2003-0694 HIGH 10.0 DOWNGRADE DOWNGRADE The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow
- CVE-2003-0681 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE DOWNGRADE A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1)
- CVE-2003-0161 HIGH 10.0 DOWNGRADE DOWNGRADE The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does not properly handle
FAQ
How do I fix sendmail switch vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is sendmail switch being exploited right now?
None of the tracked sendmail switch CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which sendmail switch CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2003-0694 currently ranks highest (65/100): The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow .