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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1015] DSA-1015-1 sendmail Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-1015-1 sendmail
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Mark Dowd discovered a flaw in the handling of asynchronous signals in
sendmail, a powerful, efficient, and scalable mail transport agent.
This allows a remote attacker to exploit a race condition to
execute arbitrary code as root.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 8.12.3-7.2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 8.13.4-3sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 8.13.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your sendmail package immediately.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1015
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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