CVE-2003-0688

Public Date:
2003-08-25
Bugzilla:
1617065: CVE-2003-0688 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The DNS map code in Sendmail 8.12.8 and earlier, when using the "enhdnsbl" feature, does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an invalid DNS response that causes Sendmail to free incorrect data.

Find out more about CVE-2003-0688 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 8.0 RHSA-2003:265 2003-08-28
Red Hat Linux 9 RHSA-2003:265 2003-08-28

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