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CVE-2006-7176
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 19% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 25098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171838 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0252 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 25743 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-248.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11499 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 23742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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