Sendmail < 8.6.8 Long Debug Local Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2016

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote Sendmail server allows local users to escalate their privileges due to a buffer overflow in the debug (-d) command line option of Sendmail.

Solution

Upgrade to Sendmail 8.6.8 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2016

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11348

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1309

Detections

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