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Sendmail < 8.11.6 Local Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2018

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote Sendmail server is vulnerable to a local buffer overflow that may allow local users to gain root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Sendmail 8.11.6 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2018

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10729

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.5

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0653

BID: 3163