VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-7176
The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not reject the "localhost.localdomain" domain name for e-mail messages that come from external hosts, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.00%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not reject the "localhost.localdomain" domain name for e-mail messages that come from external hosts, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.00% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sendmail/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25743
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-248.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0252.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171838
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25743
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-248.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0252.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171838
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11499
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.