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HP-UX sendmail vulnerable to denial of service

Vulnerability Note VU#349305

Original Release Date: 2007-04-25 | Last Revised: 2007-04-25

Overview

HP-UX contains an unspecified vulnerability in sendmail, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service.

Description

HP-UX systems running sendmail are vulnerable to an unspecified denial of service. According to HP technical document c00841370, the following versions are affected

HP-UX B.11.00 (obsolete) running sendmail 8.9.3 or sendmail 8.11.1,
HP-UX B.11.11 running sendmail 8.9.3 or sendmail 8.11.1,
HP-UX B.11.23 running sendmail 8.11.1.

Note that this vulnerability only affects sendmail on HP-UX systems.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to create a denial-of-service condition on a vulnerable HP-UX system.

Solution

Apply an update
Apply an update, as specified in HP technical document c00841370.

Vendor Information

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References

Acknowledgements

Thanks to HP for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

CVE IDs: None
Severity Metric: 1.78
Date Public: 2007-04-16
Date First Published: 2007-04-25
Date Last Updated: 2007-04-25 20:03 UTC
Document Revision: 9

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