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Sendmail Information for VU#803539

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Status Summary:Vulnerable

Vendor Statement

Sendmail uses the BIND resolver API, and is commonly linked with the BIND resolver library (libbind). As a result, Sendmail could be leveraged to exploit this vulnerability.

The custom DNS map TXT record handling issue that was fixed in Sendmail 8.12.5 is a different issue, which is described in VU#814627. The default configuration of Sendmail is not vulnerable to VU#814627.

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The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

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