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Sendmail prescan() Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA9758
Release Date: 2003-09-17
Popularity: 14,625 views

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

Software:Sendmail 8.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in sendmail possibly allowing malicious people to gain system access.

The problem has been identified in the "prescan()" function. Different attack vectors are possible. No further information is available.

A previous vulnerability was also located in this function.

Sendmail version 8.12.9 and prior is vulnerable.

Version 8.12.10 also fixes other potential issues.

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