The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow attacks, as demonstrated using the parseaddr function in parseaddr.c.
Affected Platforms
Sun SolarisGentoo LinuxFreebsd FreebsdNetbsd NetbsdSendmail Sendmail SwitchApple Mac Os X ServerSgi IrixApple Mac Os XSendmail Advanced Message ServerCompaq Tru64