CVE-2006-7176
sendmail allows external mail with from address xxx@localhost.localdomain
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La versión de Sendmail 8.13.1-2 en Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 y anteriores no rechazan el nombre de dominio "localhost.localdomain" para mensajes de correo electrónico que provienen de estaciones externas, lo cual podría permitir a atacantes remotos falsificar mensajes.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2007-03-27 CVE Reserved
- 2007-03-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25743 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-248.htm | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23742 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171838 | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11499 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0252.html | 2017-10-11 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7176 | 2010-03-29 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=238540 | 2010-03-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Sendmail Search vendor "Sendmail" | Sendmail Search vendor "Sendmail" for product "Sendmail" | 8.13.1.2 Search vendor "Sendmail" for product "Sendmail" and version "8.13.1.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "4.0" | update4 |
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