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Sendmail < 8.11.6 -d category Value Local Overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10729

Synopsis

The remote service is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack.

Description

The remote Sendmail server, according to its version number, may be vulnerable to a local buffer overflow allowing local users to gain root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Sendmail 8.12beta19 or 8.11.6.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10729

File Name: sendmail_local_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Published: 8/23/2001

Updated: 9/17/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2001-0653

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Sendmail

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0653

BID: 3163