The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated using the parseaddr function in parseaddr.c.
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sendmail switch vulnerabilities
3 published CVES affecting sendmail switch, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 3
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 3
- Medium
- 0
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest sendmail switch CVEs
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HighCVSS 10.0 EPSS 66.2% Framework module
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HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 22.4%
A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.
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HighCVSS 10.0 EPSS 38.8% Public exploit
The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does not properly handle certain conversions from char and int types, which can cause a length check to be disabled when Sendmail misinterprets an input value as a special "NOCHAR" control value,...
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.