Buffer overflow in Sendmail
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.126 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.126 · newest: 0.126 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sendmail — versions 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.sendmail.org/releases/8.13.2 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.nmrc.org/~thegnome/blog/apr09/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50355 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1490?
- CVE-2009-1490 is a vulnerability in Sendmail, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-05-05.
- Is CVE-2009-1490 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.