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Debian DSA-384-1 : sendmail - buffer overflows
critical Nessus Plugin ID 15221
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Two vulnerabilities were reported in sendmail.- CAN-2003-0681 :
A 'potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing' for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the nonstandard rulesets (1) recipient (2), final, or (3) mailer-specific envelope recipients, has unknown consequences.
- CAN-2003-0694 :
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.
Solution
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in sendmail version 8.12.3-6.6 and sendmail-wide version 8.12.3+3.5Wbeta-5.5.We recommend that you update your sendmail package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 15221
File Name: debian_DSA-384.nasl
Version: 1.30
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
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: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sendmail
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2003
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0681, CVE-2003-0694
DSA: 384