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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 >> Mandrake Local Security Checks >> MDKSA-2003:042-1: sendmail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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MDKSA-2003:042-1: sendmail |
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Check for the version of the sendmail package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:042-1 (sendmail). Michal Zalweski discovered a vulnerability in sendmail versions earlier than 8.12.9 in the address parser, which performs insufficient bounds checking in certain conditions due to a char to int conversion. This vulnerability makes it poissible for a possible hacker to take control of sendmail and is thought to be remotely exploitable, and very likely locally exploitable. Updated packages are available with patches applied (the older versions), and the new fixed version is available for Mandrake Linux 9.1 users. Update: The packages for Mandrake Linux 9.1 and 9.1/PPC were not GPG-signed. This has been fixed and as a result the md5sums have changed. Thanks to Mark Lyda for pointing this out. Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:042-1 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7230 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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