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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4565

sendmail before 8.14.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, which (1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based SMTP servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and (2) allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted client certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.
Publish Date : 2010-01-04 Last Update Date : 2013-04-04
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

Cvss Score
7.5
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access User
Vulnerability Type(s) Bypass a restriction or similar
CWE ID 310

- Vendor Statements

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-4565 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Source: Redhat

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat low
4.0
 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 2010-01-04 2009-12-30
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2009-4565 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20094565 unix
HP-UX Running sendmail with STARTTLS Enabled, Remote Unauthorized Access. oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11822 unix
RHSA-2010:0237: sendmail security and bug fix update (Low) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100237 unix
RHSA-2011:0262: sendmail security and bug fix update (Low) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110262 unix
sendmail before 8.14.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, wh... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10255 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2009-4565

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Sendmail Sendmail 2.6 Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Sendmail Sendmail 2.6.1 Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Sendmail Sendmail 3.0 Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Sendmail Sendmail 3.0.1 Details Vulnerabilities
5 Application Sendmail Sendmail 4.1 Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Sendmail Sendmail 4.55 Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Sendmail Sendmail 5 Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Sendmail Sendmail 5.59 Details Vulnerabilities
9 Application Sendmail Sendmail 5.61 Details Vulnerabilities
10 Application Sendmail Sendmail 5.65 Details Vulnerabilities
11 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.6.7 Details Vulnerabilities
12 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.6 Details Vulnerabilities
13 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.7 Details Vulnerabilities
14 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.8 Details Vulnerabilities
15 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.9 Details Vulnerabilities
16 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.7.10 Details Vulnerabilities
17 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.8.8 Details Vulnerabilities
18 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.0 Details Vulnerabilities
19 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.1 Details Vulnerabilities
20 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.2 Details Vulnerabilities
21 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.9.3 Details Vulnerabilities
22 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10 Details Vulnerabilities
23 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.0 Details Vulnerabilities
24 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.1 Details Vulnerabilities
25 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.10.2 Details Vulnerabilities
26 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.0 Details Vulnerabilities
27 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.1 Details Vulnerabilities
28 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.2 Details Vulnerabilities
29 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.3 Details Vulnerabilities
30 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.4 Details Vulnerabilities
31 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.5 Details Vulnerabilities
32 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.6 Details Vulnerabilities
33 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.11.7 Details Vulnerabilities
34 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12 Beta7 Details Vulnerabilities
35 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12 Beta5 Details Vulnerabilities
36 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12 Beta16 Details Vulnerabilities
37 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12 Beta12 Details Vulnerabilities
38 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12 Beta10 Details Vulnerabilities
39 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.0 Details Vulnerabilities
40 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.1 Details Vulnerabilities
41 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.2 Details Vulnerabilities
42 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.3 Details Vulnerabilities
43 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.4 Details Vulnerabilities
44 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.5 Details Vulnerabilities
45 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.6 Details Vulnerabilities
46 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.7 Details Vulnerabilities
47 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.8 Details Vulnerabilities
48 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.9 Details Vulnerabilities
49 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.12.10 Details Vulnerabilities
50 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.0 Details Vulnerabilities
51 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.1 Details Vulnerabilities
52 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.1.2 Details Vulnerabilities
53 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.2 Details Vulnerabilities
54 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.3 Details Vulnerabilities
55 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.4 Details Vulnerabilities
56 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.5 Details Vulnerabilities
57 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.6 Details Vulnerabilities
58 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.7 Details Vulnerabilities
59 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.13.8 Details Vulnerabilities
60 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.1 Details Vulnerabilities
61 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.2 Details Vulnerabilities
62 Application Sendmail Sendmail 8.14.3 Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Sendmail Sendmail 62

- References For CVE-2009-4565

http://secunia.com/advisories/37998
SECUNIA 37998
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126953289726317&w=2
HP SSRT100007
http://secunia.com/advisories/38314
SECUNIA 38314
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
SECUNIA 38915
http://secunia.com/advisories/39088
SECUNIA 39088
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-30.xml
GENTOO GLSA-201206-30
http://secunia.com/advisories/40109
SECUNIA 40109
http://secunia.com/advisories/43366
SECUNIA 43366
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1985
DEBIAN DSA-1985
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37543
BID 37543 Sendmail NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability Release Date:2012-06-25
http://www.sendmail.org/releases/8.14.4 CONFIRM
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0262.html
REDHAT RHSA-2011:0262
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0719
VUPEN ADV-2010-0719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0415
VUPEN ADV-2011-0415
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1386
VUPEN ADV-2010-1386
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3661
VUPEN ADV-2009-3661
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021797.1-1
SUNALERT 1021797
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2010:006

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2009-4565

There are not any metasploit modules related to this vulnerability (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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