CVE-2006-4434
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Detection and validation
Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.
Sigma
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Atomic
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Nuclei
Not mapped by tracked sources.
What it is
ReportedUse-after-free vulnerability in Sendmail before 8.13.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long "header line", which causes a previously freed variable to be referenced. NOTE: the original developer has disputed the severity of this issue, saying "The only denial of service that is possible here is to fill up the disk with core dumps if the OS actually generates different core dumps (which is unlikely)...…
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What is affected
Reportedsendmail; sendmail. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.
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Urgency and basis
ReportedAct · 453.7
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Exploitation evidence
Reportedlisted by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV
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What to do
ReportedApply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
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Evidence detail
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