Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:8649

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Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 8649
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0681
Remote: No
Local: No
Published: Sep 17 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 22 2007 12:30AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Timo Sirainen.
Vulnerable: Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 6.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.5
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 6.1
Turbolinux Turbolinux Advanced Server 6.0
Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 3.0.3
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 3.0.2
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 3.0.1
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 3.0
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 2.6.2
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 2.6.1
Sendmail, Inc Sendmail for NT 2.6
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 3.0.3
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 3.0.2
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 3.0.1
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 3.0
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2.5
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2.4
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2.3
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2.2
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2.1
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.2
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1.5
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1.4
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1.3
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1.2
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1.1
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Switch 2.1
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Pro 8.9.3
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Pro 8.9.2
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Advanced Message Server 1.3
Sendmail Inc Sendmail Advanced Message Server 1.2
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.9
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.8
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
 + Yellow Dog Linux 3.0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.7
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.2
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ SOTLinux SOTLinux 2003 Desktop
+ SOTLinux SOTLinux 2003 Server
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.6
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.5
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.4
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.2
 + Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
 Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.3
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
 + SuSE Linux 8.0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.2
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.1
+ HP MPE/iX 7.5
+ HP MPE/iX 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta7
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta5
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta16
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta12
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta10
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 .0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.6
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE
 + FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
 + Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Linux 5.0.3
+ Sun Linux 5.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.3
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.5
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.4
- Slackware Linux 8.0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.3
- MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Slackware Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.2
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
 + SuSE Linux 7.1
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.1
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11
+ Compaq Tru64 5.1 b
 + Compaq Tru64 5.1 a
 + Compaq Tru64 5.1
+ IBM AIX 5.2
 + IBM AIX 5.1
 - Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
 + Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
 + Redhat Linux 7.0
+ SCO Open Server 5.0.6 a
 + SCO Open Server 5.0.6
+ SCO Open Server 5.0.5
+ SCO Open Server 5.0.4
- SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
 - SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
 - SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
 - SuSE Linux 7.0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10.2
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 4
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10.1
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9.3
+ Compaq Tru64 5.1 PK5 (BL19)
 + Compaq Tru64 5.0 a PK3 (BL17)
 + Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
 + Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
 + Debian Linux 2.2 arm
 + Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
 + Debian Linux 2.2 68k
 + Debian Linux 2.2
+ IBM AIX 4.3.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.19
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.18 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.18 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.17 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.17 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.16 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.16 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.15 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.15 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.12 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.11 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.11 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.10 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.10 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.9 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.9 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.8 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.8 f
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.7 m
 + SGI IRIX 6.5.7 f
 Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9.2
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9.1
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9 .0
Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.8.8
OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.3
OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.2
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6.1
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6 beta
NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.3
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.2
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5 x86
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5 sh3
NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.3
IBM AIX 4.3.3
IBM AIX 5.2
IBM AIX 5.1
HP NonStop-UX Whitney
HP NonStop-UX PUMA
HP Internet Express 6.0
HP Internet Express 5.9
HP Internet Express 5.8
HP Internet Express 5.7
HP Internet Express 5.4
HP HP-UX (VVOS) 11.0 4
HP HP-UX 11.23
HP HP-UX 11.22
HP HP-UX 11.11
HP HP-UX 11.0 4
HP HP-UX 11.0
HP HP-UX 10.20
HP HP-UX 10.10
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.22
HP HP-UX B.11.11
HP HP-UX B.11.11
HP HP-UX B.11.04
HP HP-UX B.11.00
HP AltaVista Firewall Raptor EC
HP AltaVista Firewall AVFW98
HP AlphaServer SC
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
Gentoo Linux 1.2
Gentoo Linux 1.1 a
Gentoo Linux 0.7
Gentoo Linux 0.5
Compaq Tru64 5.1 b PK2 (BL22)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 b PK1 (BL1)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 b
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a PK5 (BL23)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a PK4 (BL21)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a PK3 (BL3)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a PK2 (BL2)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a PK1 (BL1)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 a
Compaq Tru64 5.1 PK6 (BL20)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 PK5 (BL19)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 PK4 (BL18)
Compaq Tru64 5.1 PK3 (BL17)
Compaq Tru64 5.1
Compaq Tru64 5.0 a PK3 (BL17)
Compaq Tru64 5.0 a
Compaq Tru64 4.0 g PK4 (BL22)
Compaq Tru64 4.0 g PK3 (BL17)
Compaq Tru64 4.0 g
Compaq Tru64 4.0 f PK8 (BL22)
Compaq Tru64 4.0 f PK7 (BL18)
Compaq Tru64 4.0 f PK6 (BL17)
Compaq Tru64 4.0 f
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Not Vulnerable: Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.10
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
 + Slackware Linux -current
 + Sun Solaris 9_x86
 + Sun Solaris 9
 + Sun Solaris 8_x86
 + Sun Solaris 8_sparc
 + Sun Solaris 7.0_x86
 + Sun Solaris 7.0

Discussion

Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Sendmail has been reported prone to a buffer-overflow issue when parsing nonstandard rulesets.

An attacker may trigger a buffer overflow in Sendmail when the application parses specific rulesets. Note that Sendmail under a default configuration is not vulnerable to this issue.

It is not currently known if this vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrary code. However, given the nature of this vulnerability, an attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected Sendmail server, but this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Solution / Fix

Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Sendmail 8.12.10 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


HP HP-UX B.11.23

HP HP-UX B.11.11

HP HP-UX B.11.00

OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.2

Sun Cobalt RaQ 4

HP HP-UX 11.0 4

HP HP-UX 11.11

HP HP-UX 11.22

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10.1

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.10.2

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.2

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.3

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.4

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.5

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.11.6

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta12

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12 beta5

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.1

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.3

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.4

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.7

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.12.8

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9 .0

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9.2

Sendmail Consortium Sendmail 8.9.3

References

Sendmail Ruleset Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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