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OpenPKG update for sendmail
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9801
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Release Date:
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2003-09-22
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Popularity:
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4,951 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | OpenPKG 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0681
CVE-2003-0694
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Description:
OpenPKG has issued updated packages for sendmail. These fix two vulnerabilities, which possibly could allow malicious people to gain system access.
For more information:
SA9758
The other issue is a potential buffer overflow in the ruleset parsing. This may occur in non-standard ruleset configurations.
Solution:
Update OpenPKG:
$ ftp ftp.OpenPKG.org
ftp> bin
ftp> cd release/1.3/UPD
ftp> get Sendmail-8.12.9-1.3.1.src.rpm
ftp> bye
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm -v --checksig Sendmail-8.12.9-1.3.1.src.rpm
$ <prefix>/bin/rpm --rebuild Sendmail-8.12.9-1.3.1.src.rpm
$ su -
# <prefix>/bin/rpm -Fvh <prefix>/RPM/PKG/Sendmail-8.12.9-1.3.1.*.rpm
Other References:
SA9758:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9758/
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