Vulnerability Name:

CCN-6147

Published:2001-02-21
Updated:2001-02-21
Summary:Sendmail could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges. An attacker can enter the "address test" mode using the -bt command and attempt to set a class to cause a segmentation fault in sendmail and allow the attacker to gain root privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: TurboLinux Security Announcement TLSA2001003-1
[TL-Security-Announce] Sendmail-8.11.2-5 TLSA2001003-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-elevate-privileges(6147)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:5.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:4.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.1
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.2
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.3
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.4
    sendmail sendmail 5.59
    sendmail sendmail 8.11.1
    sendmail sendmail 8.9.3
    sendmail sendmail 5.65
    sendmail sendmail 8.11.2
    sendmail sendmail 8.10.2
    sendmail sendmail 8.10.1
    sendmail sendmail 8.9.2
    sendmail sendmail 8.9.1
    sendmail sendmail 8.9.0
    sendmail sendmail 8.8.8
    sendmail sendmail 4.55
    sendmail sendmail 4.1
    sendmail sendmail 8.10
    turbolinux turbolinux *