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Sendmail long debug local overflow

Family:

SMTP problems

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Xue Yong Zhi

Summary:

Checks the version number

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Cve_id:

CVE-1999-1309

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

-

Description:

The remote sendmail server, according to its version number,
allows local users to gain root access via a large value in
the debug (-d) command line option

Solution : Install sendmail newer than versions 8.6.8 or install
a vendor supplied patch.

Risk factor : High (Local) / None (remote with no account)