sendmail through 8.17.2 allows SMTP smuggling in certain configurations. Remote attackers can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address, allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because sendmail supports <LF>.<CR><LF> but some other popular e-mail servers do not. This is resolved in 8.18 and later versions with 'o' in srv_features.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade sendmail-milter-debuginfoUpgrade sendmail-debuginfoUpgrade sendmailUpgrade sendmail-milter-develUpgrade sendmail-docUpgrade sendmail-debugsourceUpgrade sendmail-milterUpgrade sendmail-cf | Jun 9, 2026 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade sendmail | Jun 17, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for sendmail_advisory4 | Apr 12, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 24, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade rmailUpgrade sendmail-develUpgrade libmilter-docUpgrade libmilter1_0Upgrade sendmail-starttlsUpgrade sendmail | Mar 5, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 24, 2023 |
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