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GLSA-201206-30 : sendmail: X.509 NULL spoofing vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 59703
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201206-30 (sendmail: X.509 NULL spoofing vulnerability)A vulnerability has been discovered in sendmail. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact :
A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections made using sendmail.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/sendmail-8.14.4'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59703
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201206-30.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 6/26/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sendmail, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4565
BID: 37543