Debian Security Advisory DSA 278-1 (sendmail)

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if(description)
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  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53346");
  script_version("2025-01-17T05:37:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-17 05:37:18 +0000 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:28:10 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0161");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 278-1 (sendmail)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20278-1");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Michal Zalewski discovered a buffer overflow, triggered by a char to
int conversion, in the address parsing code in sendmail, a widely used
powerful, efficient, and scalable mail transport agent.  This problem
is potentially remotely exploitable.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
fixed in version 8.12.3-6.2.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
fixed in version 8.9.3-26.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been
fixed in version 8.12.9-1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"We recommend that you upgrade your sendmail packages.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to sendmail announced via advisory DSA 278-1.

  This VT has been deprecated and merged into the VT 'Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-278)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53347).");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);

  exit(0);
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exit(66);