CVE-2006-7176

sendmail allows external mail with from address xxx@localhost.localdomain

Published Mar 27, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not reject the "localhost.localdomain" domain name for e-mail messages that come from external hosts, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-7158 The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not reject the "localhost.localdomain" domain name for e-mail messages that come from external hosts, which might allow remote attackers to spoof messages.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:57 PM
Reserved
Mar 27, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2007, 11:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 26, 2005, 12:00 AM