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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-21.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-21.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ed8637b19294 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-21.xml @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200603-21"> + <title>Sendmail: Race condition in the handling of asynchronous signals</title> + <synopsis> + Sendmail is vulnerable to a race condition which could lead to the + execution of arbitrary code with sendmail privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sendmail</product> + <announced>2006-03-22</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-03-22</revised> + <bug>125623</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-mta/sendmail" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">8.13.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">8.13.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Sendmail is a popular mail transfer agent (MTA). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + ISS discovered that Sendmail is vulnerable to a race condition in + the handling of asynchronous signals. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit this via certain crafted timing + conditions. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/sendmail-8.13.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0058">CVE-2006-0058</uri> + <uri link="https://www.sendmail.com/company/advisory/index.shtml">Sendmail Inc. advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-21T20:21:08Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-22T19:48:59Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |