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Slackware 8.1 / current : Sendmail buffer overflow fixed

high Nessus Plugin ID 54849

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

The sendmail packages in Slackware 8.1 and -current have been patched to fix a security problem. All sites running sendmail should upgrade.

Solution

Update the affected sendmail and / or sendmail-cf packages.

See Also

http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.8.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?62e8c4c3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 54849

File Name: Slackware_29c985bb291be352cc842ebaf3fdd14a.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 6/1/2013

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sendmail, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sendmail-cf, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2003