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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 >> SMTP problems >> Sendmail debug mode leak Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Sendmail debug mode leak |
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Checks the version number for 'debug mode leak' Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment According to the version number of the remote mail server, a local user may be able to obtain the complete mail configuration and other interesting information about the mail queue even if he is not permited to access those information directly, by running sendmail -q -d0-nnnn.xxx where nnnn & xxx are debugging levels. If users are not permited to process the queue (which is the default) then you are not vulnerable. Solution : upgrade to the latest version of Sendmail or do not permit users to process the queue (RestrictQRun option) Network Security Threat Level: Low Note : This vulnerability is _local_ only Networks Security ID: 3898 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi |
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