CVE-2002-0906 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured t)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0906 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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