605 : Sendmail -d category Value Local Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2001-08-17

Description

Sendmail versions 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 betas, contain a signed integer overflow in the handling of large numbers passed to the '-d' command line parameter. Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges if sendmail is setuid/setgid (which it typically is).

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

The vendor has released a patch that fixes this issue. Please upgrade to the latest version available from http://www.sendmail.org/.

Products

OpenBSD	OpenBSD	2.8
		2.7
		2.9

References

CVE ID: 2001-0653 (see also: NVD)
Exploit Database: 21060 21061 21062 21063
Bugtraq ID: 3163
ISS X-Force ID: 7016
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
CIAC Advisory: L-133

Tools & Filters

	10729
	2018

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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