Debian bsmtpd Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14412
Release Date: 2005-02-28
Popularity: 5,963 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0107


Description:
Bastian Blank has reported a vulnerability in bsmtpd, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to lack of sanitation of email addresses. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands.

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../b/bsmtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 580 a52f31e37ed84f6c77334d42b285d327
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...smtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 16757 25feec8311fd898c59a187c048876331
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/b/bsmtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 21212 d474faf9252f6ba381a57bb2f1aaf48d

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34626 7e8281efce33079aa51426283369e1fd

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...smtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32010 4d74ca73f494c8d6babf2c58b100b06b

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 30210 22fa9205cfd747abf64a1974efc25900

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39420 ebe934e628a84dd653b7f3f5c8d3db50

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33990 9b9252f3347b7e26e6057b655f6dfe1f

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 29404 1cd6143691b6f8c30d899e9a05db1be4

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32212 902f889f98881692e24c5cac80ac2046

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32270 8df7c0f9206a297352fe27ec2ed7aa10

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...d/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32036 05b57cae1bd29bae629836608ba6c6e1

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...mtpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 31982 25e56d69999ad2023e97952dd64a6471

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...tpd/bsmtpd_2.3pl8b-12woody1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34962 f29ca8fd647fe459e173f1ed68b80d49


-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 2.3pl8b-16.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Bastian Blank

Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-690


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