Bugtraq: Re: about sendmail 8.8.8 HELO hole

[zach () MAILHOST CLIPPER NET (Zach White)]

Valentin Pavlov wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Micha³ Zalewski <lcamtuf () boss staszic waw pl>
> To: info () rootshell com <info () rootshell com>
> Date: 10 stycznia 1998 12:28
> Subject: Sendmail 8.8.8 (qmail?) HELO hole.
>
>
> Here's a brief description of Sendmail (qmail) hole I found
> recently:
>
> When someone mailbombs you, or tries to send fakemail, spam, etc -
> sendmail normally attachs sender's host name and it's address
> to outgoing message:
*snip*

I just checked qmail to see if it was vunerable, and qmail 1.02 is
safe because it displays the host before the helo string (It also
displayed the complete helo string, about 2000 characters). Another
exploit in sendmail and still none for qmail. ;)

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