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Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
RHSA-2003-074: sendmail Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the sendmail packages
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Updated Sendmail packages are available to fix a vulnerability that
may allow remote attackers to gain root rights by sending a
carefully crafted message.
[Updated March 18 2003]
Added packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
WS.
Sendmail is a widely used Mail Transport Agent (MTA) which is included
in all Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions.
During a code audit of Sendmail by ISS, a critical vulnerability was
uncovered that affects unpatched versions of Sendmail prior to version
8.12.8. A remote attacker can send a carefully crafted email message
which, when processed by sendmail, causes arbitrary code to be
executed as root.
We are advised that a proof-of-concept exploit is known to exist, but
is not believed to be in the wild.
Since this is a message-based vulnerability, MTAs other than Sendmail
may pass on the carefully crafted message. This means that unpatched
versions of Sendmail inside a network could still be at risk even if
they do not accept external connections directly.
All users are advised to update to these erratum packages which contain
a backported patch to correct this vulnerability.
Red Hat would like to thank Eric Allman for his assistance with this
vulnerability.
Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-074.html
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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