PT-2023-8848 · Sendmail+5 · Sendmail+5

Timo Longin

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Published

2023-12-23

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Updated

2024-12-18

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CVE-2023-51765

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions sendmail versions 8.14.7 through 8.17.2
Description The issue allows SMTP smuggling in certain configurations, enabling remote attackers to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address. This bypasses an SPF protection mechanism because sendmail supports . while other popular e-mail servers do not. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.
Technical details about exploitation include the use of a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages. The MAIL FROM address can be spoofed, allowing attackers to bypass security mechanisms.
Recommendations For sendmail versions 8.14.7 through 8.17.2, update to version 8.18 or later, which includes 'o' in srv features to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no other information about additional mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Fix

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-14377
ALT-PU-2024-15710
ALT-PU-2024-15763
AZL-32295
BDU:2024-02339
CVE-2023-51765
DLA-3829-1
DLA-3829-2
MGASA-2024-0270
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13658-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_0743-1
SUSE-SU-2024:0742-1
SUSE-SU-2024:0743-1
SUSE-SU-2024_0742-1
SUSE-SU-2024_0743-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Ibm Aix
Red Os
Suse
Sendmail