6066 : Linuxconf mailconf Improper Sendmail Relay Configuration
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2002-11-05	2002-11-05

Description

Conectiva linuxconf contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to send e-mail without authenticating (ie: "spam"). The problem is that linuxconf utility generates the sendmail configuration file (sendmail.cf) with options that configures sendmail to run as an open mail relay.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.29r1 or higher or apply the appropriate patches from Conectiva, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Jacques Gelinas	linuxconf	1.2.4 r2
		1.2.5 r3

References

ISS X-Force ID: 10554
CVE ID: 2002-1278 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 6118
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6597
http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000544
Vendor URL: http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/

Tools & Filters

	10262

Credit

Ademar de Souza Reis Jr. - ademarconectiva.com.br -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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