24037 : Sendmail Signal Handler Race Condition Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-03-22	2006-03-22

Description

Sendmail contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges. The issue is due to the sm_syslog() function which allows an attacker to pass crafted data to the setjmp(3) and longjmp(3) function causing memory corruption. This can be used to remotely execute arbitrary code without authentication.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.13.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, Sendmail has released a patch for some older versions.

Products

Sendmail, Inc.

Sendmail

8.13

References

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Credit

Mark Dowd - Avertavertlabs.com - McAfee Avert(tm) Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-23 | Disagree?

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