# CVE-2006-0058: Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering timeouts in a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-03-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering timeouts in a way that causes the setjmp and longjmp function calls to be interrupted and modify unexpected memory locations.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1529
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00692635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19450
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1015
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:058
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/power5/install/v52.Readme.html#MH00688
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sendmail
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834865
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.24/SCOSA-2006.24.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19342
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19774
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:13.sendmail.asc
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11074
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200494-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19367
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.007-sendmail.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428536/100/0/threaded
- http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-2.shtml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/743
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015801
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00629555
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2051

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