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IBM AIX update for Sendmail
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20675
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Release Date:
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2006-06-15
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Popularity:
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7,780 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | AIX 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1173
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Description:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in sendmail, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA15779
Solution:
Apply temporary fix until APARs are available.
Interim fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sendmail_vu146718.tar.Z
APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
IY85930 (available approx. 2006-08-23)
APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
IY85415 (available approx. 2006-08-09)
Other References:
SA15779:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15779/
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