VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1490
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.13.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X- header, as demonstrated by an X-Testing header.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 12.6%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.13.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long X- header, as demonstrated by an X-Testing header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 12.61% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sendmail/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09/
- http://www.sendmail.org/releases/8.13.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50355
- http://www.nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09/
- http://www.sendmail.org/releases/8.13.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50355
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.