CVE-2009-1490 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Sendmail versions prior to 8.13.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (daemon crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long X- header, such as X-Testing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential impact of partial availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or currently active on any hot lists, proof-of-concept exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.13.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:2.6:*:nt:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:2.6.1:*:nt:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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