Sendmail WIZ Command Enabled. Remote users can execute root commands without login
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 8 |
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![]() | CVE-1999-0145 | 30 Sep 199304:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | CVE-1999-0145 affecting package sendmail 8.15.2-46 | 12 Jan 202509:15 | – | cbl_mariner |
![]() | CVE-1999-0145 | 13 Oct 200004:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-1999-0145 | 13 Oct 200004:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Sendmail DEBUG/WIZ Remote Command Execution | 22 Aug 199900:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Exim 4.87 < 4.91 - (Local / Remote) Command Execution | 5 Jun 201900:00 | – | exploitdb |
![]() | Exim 4.87 < 4.91 - (Local / Remote) Command Execution Exploit | 7 Jun 201900:00 | – | zdt |
![]() | Exim 4.87 4.91 - (Local Remote) Command Execution | 5 Jun 201900:00 | – | exploitpack |
Source | Link |
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securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/2897 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004 Michel Arboi
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.16024");
script_version("2024-01-10T05:05:17+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-01-10 05:05:17 +0000 (Wed, 10 Jan 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2897");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0145");
script_xref(name:"OSVDB", value:"1877");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Sendmail WIZ Command Enabled");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2004 Michel Arboi");
script_family("SMTP problems");
script_dependencies("gb_sendmail_smtp_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("sendmail/smtp/detected");
script_require_ports("Services/smtp", 25, 465, 587);
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote Sendmail service accepts the WIZ command.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted SMTP request and checks the response.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"WIZ allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands as root
without the need to log in.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Reconfigure or upgrade your MTA.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
exit(0);
}
include("smtp_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE, service:"smtp"))
exit(0);
if(!get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, nofork:TRUE))
exit(0);
soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if(!soc)
exit(0);
res = smtp_recv_banner(socket:soc);
if(!res || "endmail" >!< res) {
smtp_close(socket:soc, check_data:res);
exit(0);
}
# nb: We could also test the "KILL" function, which is related to WIZ if I understood correctly
req = string("WIZ\r\n");
send(socket:soc, data:req);
res = smtp_recv_line(socket:soc, code:"2[0-9]{2}");
smtp_close(socket:soc, check_data:res);
if(ereg(string:res, pattern:"^2[0-9]{2}[- ].+")) {
report = 'The remote SMTP service accepts the WIZ command. Answer:\n\n' + res;
security_message(port:port, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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