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Sendmail Local Starvation and Overflow
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
SMTP problems
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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, has buffer overflow and denial of service problem through GECOS field, it gives root access to local users.
Solution
Solution
Install sendmail newer than 8.8.3 or install a vendor supplied patch.