CVE-2002-1337 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Sendmail servers via buffer overflow in address header processing, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1337?
CVE-2002-1337 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments as processed by the crackaddr function of headers.c.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1337?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Gentoo Linux, Hp Alphaserver Sc, Hp Hp-Ux, Netbsd Netbsd, Oracle Solaris, Sendmail Sendmail and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1337?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1337 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1337 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1337, DSA-257, GHSA-2vpw-h4q9-62fp.