Explain CVE-2006-1173
Sendmail before 8.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via deeply nested, malformed multipart MIME messages that exhaust the stack during the recursive mime8to7 function for performing 8-bit to 7-bit conversion, which prevents Sendmail from delivering queued messages and might lead to disk consumption by core dump files.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'IY85415', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_AIXAPAR'], 'url': 'http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85415&apar=only'}, {'name': 'HPSBTU02116', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00692635'}, {'name': 'DSA-1155', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1155'}, {'name': '[3.8] 008: SECURITY FIX: June 15, 2006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sendmail2'}, {'name': '20684', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20684'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02124', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442939/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2388', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2388'}, {'name': '20726', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20726'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11253', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11253'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2351', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2351'}, {'name': '21327', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21327'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0515', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0515.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2389', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2389'}, {'name': '21647', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21647'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.fortinet.com/FortiGuardCenter/advisory/FG-2006-18.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-526'}, {'name': '20651', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20651'}, {'name': '20683', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20683'}, {'name': '20650', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20650'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-148.htm'}, {'name': '20782', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20782'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-3135', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3135'}, {'name': '1016295', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1016295'}, {'name': '20694', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20694'}, {'name': '20473', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20473'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2189', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2189'}, {'name': '20060721 rPSA-2006-0134-1 sendmail sendmail-cf', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440744/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20060601-01-P', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060601-01-P'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2798', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2798'}, {'name': '102460', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102460-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.sendmail.com/security/advisories/SA-200605-01.txt.asc'}, {'name': '20060602-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2006:104', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:104'}, {'name': 'sendmail-multipart-mime-dos(27128)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27128'}, {'name': '20673', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20673'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-5.shtml'}, {'name': '20060621 Re: Sendmail MIME DoS vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438241/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '21612', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21612'}, {'name': '20654', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20654'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-2390', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2390'}, {'name': 'SSA:2006-166-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.631382'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200606-19', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-19.xml'}, {'name': '18433', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18433'}, {'name': '20675', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20675'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2006:032', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0006.html'}, {'name': 'FreeBSD-SA-06:17.sendmail', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FREEBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:17.sendmail.asc'}, {'name': '20060620 Sendmail MIME DoS vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437928/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'SSRT061159', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442939/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'VU#146718', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146718'}, {'name': 'SSRT061135', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00692635'}, {'name': '15779', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/15779'}, {'name': '20641', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20641'}, {'name': '20679', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20679'}, {'name': '26197', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/26197'}, {'name': '21042', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21042'}, {'name': '21160', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/21160'}, {'name': 'IY85930', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_AIXAPAR'], 'url': 'http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY85930&apar=only'}, {'name': '20060624 Re: Sendmail MIME DoS vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438330/100/0/threaded'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED