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Debian DSA-305-1 : sendmail - insecure temporary files

high Nessus Plugin ID 15142

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Paul Szabo discovered bugs in three scripts included in the sendmail package where temporary files were created insecurely (expn, checksendmail and doublebounce.pl). These bugs could allow an attacker to gain the privileges of a user invoking the script (including root).

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 8.12.3-6.4.

For the old stable distribution (potato) these problems have been fixed in version 8.9.3-26.1.

We recommend that you update your sendmail package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15142

File Name: debian_DSA-305.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sendmail, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0308

BID: 7614

DSA: 305