CVE-2009-1490 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Sendmail daemon or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a long X- header.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1490?
CVE-2009-1490 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1490?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1490?
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-2009-1490 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1490 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1490, GHSA-qhrf-mg36-grcm.