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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 >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2003-121: sendmail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2003-121: sendmail |
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Check for the version of the sendmail packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated Sendmail packages are available to fix a vulnerability that permits local and possibly remote attackers to gain root rights. Sendmail is a widely used Mail Transport Agent (MTA) which is included in all Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. There is a vulnerability in Sendmail versions 8.12.8 and prior. The address parser performs insufficient bounds checking in certain conditions due to a char to int conversion, making it possible for a possible hacker to take control of the application. Although no exploit currently exists, this issue is probably locally exploitable and may be remotely exploitable. All users are advised to update to these erratum packages containing a backported patch which corrects these vulnerabilities. Red Hat would like to thank Michal Zalewski for finding and reporting this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-121.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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