26197 : Sendmail Multi-Part MIME Message Handling DoS
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
Jun 07, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 HPSBUX02124,SSRT061159

Description

 sendmail contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a specially-crafted, deeply nested multipart MIME message which exhausts the stack while performing an 8-bit to 7-bit conversion, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 8.13.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Sendmail, Inc.
Watch-list
Sendmail
Watch-list
 8.13.6
8.13.5
8.13.4
8.13.3
8.13.2
8.13.1
8.13.0
8.12.x

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