Sendmail 8.9.2 on IRIX Connection denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sendmail 8.9.2 on IRIX. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0478. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sendmail 8.9.2 on IRIX (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Denial of service in HP-UX sendmail 8.8.6 related to accepting connections.

The weakness was presented 12/01/1998 as HPSBUX9904-097 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at www1.itrc.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0478. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16933 (HP-UX PHNE_17190 : s700_800 11.00 sendmail(1m) 8.8.6 patch), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying the patch HPSBUX9904-097 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www1.itrc.hp.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (16933) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-618†). See VDB-14612 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 16933
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_17190 : s700_800 11.00 sendmail(1m) 8.8.6 patch
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: HPSBUX9904-097

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03/02/1999 +91 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +3410 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: HPSBUX9904-097
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14273

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Vulnerability Center: 618

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 22:52
Updated: 06/10/2024 02:11
Changes: 06/19/2014 22:52 (63), 05/01/2019 09:05 (1), 06/10/2024 02:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:77C:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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