CVE-2006-0058 Race condition in n/a

High 7.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Sendmail servers by exploiting a race condition in signal handlers during timeout events.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-0058?

CVE-2006-0058 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering timeouts in a way that causes the setjmp and longjmp function calls to be interrupted and modify unexpected memory locations.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0058?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (40)
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:8.12.11-4.RHEL3.4
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-cf Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3
sendmail-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3

Products include Sendmail Sendmail.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0058?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2006-0058 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0058 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0058, DSA-1015-1, GHSA-rwqm-33xf-cwgq, RHSA-2006:0264.

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