PT-2003-2033 · Sun · Sendmail

Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2003-1076

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sendmail versions for Solaris 7, 8, and 9

Description The issue concerns an unknown vulnerability in sendmail that allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges. This is achieved via certain constructs in a .forward file.

Recommendations For sendmail on Solaris 7, 8, and 9, consider restricting access to the .forward file to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of .forward files in sendmail until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1076

Affected Products

Sendmail

References · 7

• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50904-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/8235 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1076 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11496 · Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-050.shtml · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/7033 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1006234 · Note