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CVE-2006-7176 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171838 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/25743 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11499 CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-248.htm CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat enterprise linux
4.0 update4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sendmail sendmail
8.13.1.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.13.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-7176
NVD Published Date:
Mar 27, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-7176 Details - Not Deferred