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Vulnerability · CVE-2003-0681

sendmail advanced_message_server Out-of-bounds Write

Published Jun 20, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 20, 2017 · sendmail advanced_message_server Out-of-bounds Write

Patch now

CVE-2003-0681 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm sendmail advanced_message_server Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (sendmail advanced_message_server Out-of-bounds Write).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.36%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor sendmail advanced_message_server

A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor sendmail advanced_message_serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2003-0681

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2003-0681 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm sendmail advanced_message_server Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 22.36%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 20, 2017 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.

  2. Jun 20, 2017 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2003-0681

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2003-0681

    30-day exploitation probability 22.4%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2003-0681

    A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.