IBM AIX 5.2 Configuration File sendmail.cf privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file sendmail.cf of the component Configuration File. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0285. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 5.2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the file sendmail.cf of the component Configuration File. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM AIX 5.2 and earlier distributes Sendmail with a configuration file (sendmail.cf) with the (1) promiscuous_relay, (2) accept_unresolvable_domains, and (3) accept_unqualified_senders features enabled, which allows Sendmail to be used as an open mail relay for sending spam e-mail.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was released 06/16/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0285 since 05/13/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 258 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74037 (Possible Mail Relay).

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11993), Tenable (10262), SecurityFocus (BID 7580†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4902†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14331 and VDB-19154. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10262
Nessus Name: MTA Open Mail Relaying Allowed
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OpenVAS ID: 802194
OpenVAS Name: this_host_name(
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 5.3

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05/13/2003 +224 days 🔍
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06/16/2003 +34 days 🔍
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08/11/2014 +3665 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +3752 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20531
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X-Force: 11993
SecurityFocus: 7580 - AIX Sendmail Open Relay Default Configuration Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 4902 - IBM AIX Sendmail Configuration Enables Open Mail Relaying, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:04
Updated: 11/18/2024 14:39
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:04 (67), 01/14/2018 10:27 (9), 06/28/2021 15:40 (3), 11/18/2024 14:39 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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