Sendmail Invalid MAIL/RCPT Vulnerability

BID:2308

Info

Sendmail Invalid MAIL/RCPT Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2308
Class: Atomicity Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 01 1995 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 01 1995 12:00AM
Credit: Revealed in CERT Advisory CA-95.08
Vulnerable: Eric Allman Sendmail 5.59
Eric Allman Sendmail 5.58
Not Vulnerable: Eric Allman Sendmail 8.6.10

Discussion

Sendmail Invalid MAIL/RCPT Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Eric Allman's Sendmail prior to version 8.6.10 (and any versions based on 5.x) can be exploited to gain root access on the affected machine. This vulnerability involves sending invalid "mail from" and "rcpt to" addresses that cause sendmail to inappropriately redirect data to another program.

Solution / Fix

Sendmail Invalid MAIL/RCPT Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to at least version 8.6.10 of sendmail.

References

Sendmail Invalid MAIL/RCPT Vulnerability

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