The remote host is running a Sendmail server with a default SASL password of ‘sendmail’ / ‘sendmailpwd’. A spammer may use this account to use the remote server as a spam relay for the internet.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(14832);
script_version("1.16");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/10 14:27:33");
script_bugtraq_id(11262);
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0833");
script_name(english:"Debian GNU/Linux Sendmail Default SASL Password");
script_summary(english:"Checks SMTP authentication");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote SMTP server has an account with a default password."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is running a Sendmail server with a default SASL
password of 'sendmail' / 'sendmailpwd'. A spammer may use this account
to use the remote server as a spam relay for the internet."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Disable this account or secure it with a strong password.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/09/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"SMTP problems");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencie("smtpserver_detect.nasl");
script_exclude_keys("global_settings/supplied_logins_only");
script_require_ports("Services/smtp", 25);
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("smtp_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if ( ! defined_func("HMAC_MD5") ) exit(0);
user = "sendmail";
pass = "sendmailpwd";
port = get_service(svc:"smtp", default: 25, exit_on_fail: 1);
if (get_kb_item('SMTP/'+port+'/broken')) exit(0);
if (supplied_logins_only) audit(AUDIT_SUPPLIED_LOGINS_ONLY);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if (!soc) audit(AUDIT_SOCK_FAIL, port);
banner = smtp_recv_banner(socket:soc);
if ( ! banner ) exit(0);
if ( "Sendmail" >!< banner ) exit(0);
send(socket:soc, data:'EHLO there\r\n');
r = smtp_recv_line(socket:soc);
send(socket:soc, data:'AUTH CRAM-MD5\r\n');
r = smtp_recv_line(socket:soc);
if ( !ereg(pattern:"^334 ", string:r) ) exit(0);
challenge = ereg_replace(pattern:"^334 (.*)", string:chomp(r), replace:"\1");
hash = HMAC_MD5(data:base64_decode(str:challenge), key:pass);
data = base64(str:user + " " + hexstr(hash));
send(socket:soc, data:data + '\r\n');
r = smtp_recv_line(socket:soc);
close(soc);
if ( ereg(pattern:"^235 ", string:r) ) security_hole(port);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux |