| Descripción: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sendmail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-081-01 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
New sendmail packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
10.2, and -current to fix a security issue.
Sendmail's advisory concerning this issue may be found here:
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This issue will appear in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
database at the following location:
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Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/sendmail-8.13.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to sendmail-8.13.6.
This new version of sendmail contains a fix for a security problem
discovered by Mark Dowd of ISS X-Force. From sendmail's advisory:
Sendmail was notified by security researchers at ISS that, under some
specific timing conditions, this vulnerability may permit a specifically
crafted attack to take over the sendmail MTA process, allowing remote
attackers to execute commands and run arbitrary programs on the system
running the MTA, affecting email delivery, or tampering with other
programs and data on this system. Sendmail is not aware of any public
exploit code for this vulnerability. This connection-oriented
vulnerability does not occur in the normal course of sending and
receiving email. It is only triggered when specific conditions are
created through SMTP connection layer commands.
Sendmail's complete advisory may be found here:
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The CVE entry for this issue may be found here:
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(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.13.6-noarch-1.tgz:
Upgraded to sendmail-8.13.6 configuration files.
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Affected Software/OS:
'sendmail' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware current.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.6
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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