Sendmail < 8.12.8 Header Handling Remote Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2020

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote Sendmail server is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to remotely gain a root shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to Sendmail 8.12.8 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2020

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11316

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1349, CVE-2002-1165, CVE-2002-1337

BID: 6991, 5845, 2794

Detections

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