Jacques Gelinas linuxconf 1.2.4r2/1.2.5r3 on Conectiva Linux mailconf sendmail.cf privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Jacques Gelinas linuxconf 1.2.4r2/1.2.5r3 on Conectiva Linux. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file sendmail.cf of the component mailconf. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1278. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Adding more authentication is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Jacques Gelinas linuxconf 1.2.4r2/1.2.5r3 on Conectiva Linux. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file sendmail.cf of the component mailconf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The mailconf module in Linuxconf 1.24, and other versions before 1.28, on Conectiva Linux 6.0 through 8, and possibly other distributions, generates the Sendmail configuration file (sendmail.cf) in a way that configures Sendmail to run as an open mail relay, which allows remote attackers to send Spam email.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2002 by Ademar de Souza Reis Jr. (Website). The advisory is available at distro.conectiva.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1278. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10262 (MTA Open Mail Relaying Allowed), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74037 (Possible Mail Relay).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10554), Tenable (10262), SecurityFocus (BID 6118†), OSVDB (6066†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5753†). The entries VDB-14331 and VDB-20531 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 10262
Nessus Name: MTA Open Mail Relaying Allowed
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OpenVAS ID: 802194
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11/05/2002 +1232 days 🔍
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11/12/2002 +6 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +3550 days 🔍
05/25/2019 +1759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: distro.conectiva.com
Researcher: Ademar de Souza Reis Jr.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19154
X-Force: 10554
SecurityFocus: 6118 - Linuxconf mailconf Module Mail Relay Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6066 - Linuxconf mailconf Improper Sendmail Relay Configuration
Vulnerability Center: 5753 - Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf 1.2.4 r2, 1.2.5 r3 Allows Sending Spam Emails, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:16
Updated: 05/25/2019 17:54
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:16 (70), 05/25/2019 17:54 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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