Mandrake alert: Updated sendmail packages fix remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability

Posted by dave on Mar 3, 2003 10:26 AM EDT
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A vulnerability was discovered in sendmail by Mark Dowd of ISS X-Force that involves mail header manipulation that can result in a remote user gaining root access to the system running the vulnerable sendmail.

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
________________________________________________________________________

Package name:           sendmail
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:028
Date:                   March 3rd, 2003

Affected versions:	7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, Corporate Server 2.1
________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

 A vulnerability was discovered in sendmail by Mark Dowd of ISS X-Force
 that involves mail header manipulation that can result in a remote
 user gaining root access to the system running the vulnerable 
 sendmail.
 
 Patches supplied by the sendmail development team have been applied to
 correct this issue.  MandrakeSoft encourages all users who have chosen
 to use sendmail (as opposed to the default MTA, postfix) to upgrade to
 this version of sendmail immediately.
________________________________________________________________________

References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1337
  http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/398025
  http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-07.html
________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:
  
 Corporate Server 2.1:
 cc5590958147fdc6d7cc6b6804e1c450  corporate/2.1/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 9ee215b8d3aa61a75d7bfa7236c89217  corporate/2.1/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 31ee7452500bead59609119af17b6ebc  corporate/2.1/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 bb8b7830640b3b0cbb3c471e60638d26  corporate/2.1/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 7bf9dab89608b3ecae5574946c78dde8  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.6-3.2mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 ffd7899291d6aba1753d996a44661ed2  7.2/RPMS/sendmail-8.11.0-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 47906b6c6ceffb16d9750b88eef18bd8  7.2/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.11.0-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 f84955b5bf1b9d48804694fc8d9fa038  7.2/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.11.0-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 524c8c9bab32697ca9d7be41b4b34dff  7.2/SRPMS/sendmail-8.11.0-4.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 d8dd245a3fa0d5bd5910da8ed322e4b2  8.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 1c1fa1730c9689ef8ca2fa9b125dde41  8.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 203198fe2cb9914d0f104c2ffa15061b  8.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 2bd522ab0fad1734d2522547d6abe79f  8.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/PPC:
 49b589d9c1db215968698296b7e38949  ppc/8.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 1f0dc78436c35f5397f25a331a6be784  ppc/8.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 beaa61eb5a224c67268f1ccbcaa27287  ppc/8.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 2bd522ab0fad1734d2522547d6abe79f  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 a8e8831e1333f53c4beaad484fba6d6b  8.1/RPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 07822e0924603156a328a5d71b35b006  8.1/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 943676ff37789e3ed56c3feeb4b790c6  8.1/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.11.6-4.4mdk.i586.rpm
 2bd522ab0fad1734d2522547d6abe79f  8.1/SRPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/IA64:
 67ff005b6eda2074f9c1fc61678eaec5  ia64/8.1/RPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ia64.rpm
 a41192b0d1083047d2437209bc857d50  ia64/8.1/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ia64.rpm
 827a91f80a88f80f1662c8417c702b37  ia64/8.1/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.11.6-4.4mdk.ia64.rpm
 2bd522ab0fad1734d2522547d6abe79f  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/sendmail-8.11.6-4.4mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 c106cd4223cb8defc0331b9ae203c712  8.2/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.1-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 199d6e0d6c5bd79d8bbbaf5482e472e6  8.2/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.1-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 b70011d22c13c152d35f9c9572e57051  8.2/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.1-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 865de74f4848e781071a4606a20e42b9  8.2/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.1-4.2mdk.i586.rpm
 5d251dd3fc01d98027820282c39a47c4  8.2/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.1-4.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC:
 9b96aa12a5843801e3141ed2aa0bc8c9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.1-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 1b97053c396aadd596cc8111362938f8  ppc/8.2/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.1-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 0d8a132188f56a3a2b25a36b1fdf8cd0  ppc/8.2/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.1-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 911165311c20100dd0bd945fc7a8bac9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.1-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm
 5d251dd3fc01d98027820282c39a47c4  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.1-4.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 cc5590958147fdc6d7cc6b6804e1c450  9.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 9ee215b8d3aa61a75d7bfa7236c89217  9.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 31ee7452500bead59609119af17b6ebc  9.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 bb8b7830640b3b0cbb3c471e60638d26  9.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.6-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
 7bf9dab89608b3ecae5574946c78dde8  9.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.6-3.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
________________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>

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