Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.6 (including) | 8.6 (including) |
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.7.1 (including) | 8.7.1 (including) |
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.7.2 (including) | 8.7.2 (including) |
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.7.3 (including) | 8.7.3 (including) |
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.7.4 (including) | 8.7.4 (including) |
| Sendmail | Eric_allman | 8.7.5 (including) | 8.7.5 (including) |