Eric Allman Sendmail 8.9.3 Alias Database newaliases denial of service
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A vulnerability was found in Eric Allman Sendmail 8.9.3 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file newaliases of the component Alias Database. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
The weakness was released 12/07/1999 by FIRST with Debian (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0976. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 8.9.3-3slink1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (3795).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Sendmail 8.9.3-3slink1
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0976 (🔍)
X-Force: 3795
Vulnerability Center: 4901 - DoS in Sendmail due to Local Unauthorized Initialization of Aliases Database, Medium
SecurityFocus: 857 - Sendmail Aliases Database Regeneration Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 06/22/2014 15:48Updated: 05/23/2019 16:53
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:48 (57), 05/23/2019 16:53 (5)
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