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.
Published 2003-10-20 04:00:00
Updated 2018-05-03 01:29:22
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2003-0688

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2003-0688
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 110
IPs affected by CVE-2003-0688 10
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0688

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 9.64%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 95 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0688

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

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