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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11347 |
Category: | SMTP problems |
Title: | Sendmail 8.6.x, 8.7.x - 8.7.5 Local Starvation and Overflow Vulnerabilities |
Summary: | The remote Sendmail server, according to its version number,; has buffer overflow and denial of service problem through GECOS field, it gives root access to; local users. |
Description: | Summary: The remote Sendmail server, according to its version number, has buffer overflow and denial of service problem through GECOS field, it gives root access to local users. Affected Software/OS: Sendmail versions 8.6.x and 8.7.x through 8.7.5. Solution: Update to version 8.7.6 or later, or install a vendor supplied patch. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0131 BugTraq ID: 717 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/717 Cert/CC Advisory: CA-96.20.sendmail_vul XForce ISS Database: smtp-875bo |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2003 Xue Yong Zhi |
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