TITLE:
AIX sendmail Signal Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19349

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19349/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in sendmail in AIX, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA19342

The vulnerability has been reported in AIX version 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.

SOLUTION:
Apply Interim fix until APARs are available.

Interim Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sendmail_vu834865.tar.Z

APAR for AIX 5.1.0:
IY82992 (available approx. 2006-07-19)

APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
IY82993 (available approx. 2006-04-26)

APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
IY82994 (available approx. 2006-05-10)

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82992
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82993
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY82994

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA19342:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19342/

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