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Sendmail Group Permissions Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
SMTP problems
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote sendmail server, according to its version number, allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.
Solution
Solution
Install sendmail newer than 8.8.4 or install a vendor supplied patch.