Buffer Overflow in Sendmail 8.12.5 and Earlier: Remote Code Execution via Malicious DNS Server

CVE-2002-0906 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS server.

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