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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA290] DSA-290-1 sendmail-wide Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA290] DSA-290-1 sendmail-wide |
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DSA-290-1 sendmail-wide Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Michal Zalewski discovered a buffer overflow, triggered by a char to int conversion, in the address parsing code in sendmail, a widely used powerful, efficient, and scalable mail transport agent. This problem is potentially remotely exploitable. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 8.12.3+3.5Wbeta-5.4 For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 8.9.3+3.2W-25 For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 8.12.9+3.5Wbeta-1 We recommend that you upgrade your sendmail-wide packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-290 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7230 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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