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TI-2006-06917 Aliases CVE-2006-7176GHSA-r38f-v7c5-grvh

The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02067 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0 update4Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.13.1.2VulnerableSendmail
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 update4 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.13.1.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0237 Released 2010-03-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    sendmail security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5, sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5.i386, sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5, sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5.i386, sendmail-cf-8.13.8-8.el5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) sendmail-8.13.8-8.el5, sendmail-devel-8.13.8-8.el5, sendmail-devel-8.13.8-8.el5.i386
  • RHSA-2007:0252 Released 2007-05-01 · Red Hat rating Low
    sendmail security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.i386, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.i386, sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.2.el4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.i386, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.i386, sendmail-8.13.1-3.2.el4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0252
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0252
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0252
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0252

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-7176
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r38f-v7c5-grvh

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2002-01263 Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00154 The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-00053 Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2003-00632 A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04282 Use-after-free vulnerability in Sendmail before 8.13.8 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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