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CVE-2002-1337

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted addre

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.44314
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

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sendmail< 8.9.3
sendmail>= 8.10.0 and < 8.11.6
sendmail>= 8.12.0 and < 8.12.8
hp alphaserver scall versions
gentoo linuxall versions
hp hp-uxall versions
netbsdall versions
oracle solarisall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteSendmail 8.12.x - Header Processing Buffer Overflow (1)verified
remoteSendmail 8.12.x - Header Processing Buffer Overflow (2)verified
localSendmail 8.11.x (Linux/i386) - Local Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 6991www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openGPL SMTP EXPN overflow attemptattempted-admin
snort-communitySERVER-MAIL From comment overflow attemptattempted-admin
snort-communitySERVER-MAIL EXPN overflow attemptattempted-admin
snort-communitySERVER-MAIL VRFY overflow attemptattempted-admin
snort-communitySERVER-MAIL Sendmail SEND FROM prescan too many addresses overflowattempted-admin
snort-communitySERVER-MAIL Sendmail SAML FROM prescan too many addresses overflowattempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD07 Mar 2003 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2003:227Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:121Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:120Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:073Critical
rhsaRHSA-2003:074Critical
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-002.txt.ascBroken Link
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/CSSA-2003-SCO.6Broken Link
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/CSSA-2003-SCO.5Broken Link
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030301-01-PBroken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000571Broken Link
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:028Broken Link
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