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Sendmail Parsing Redirection DOS
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
SMTP problems
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 remote attackers cause a denial of service by sending messages with a large number of headers.
Solution
Solution
Install sendmail newer than 8.9.3 or install a vendor supplied patch.