Bug 449391 - sendmail allows external mail with from address xxx
Summary: sendmail allows external mail with from address xxx@localhost.localdomain
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: sendmail
Version: 5.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Miroslav Lichvar
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-06-02 15:53 UTC by Petr Sklenar
Modified: 2016-01-14 10:45 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2010-03-30 08:23:17 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0237 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Low: sendmail security and bug fix update 2010-03-29 12:40:12 UTC

Description Petr Sklenar 2008-06-02 15:53:42 UTC 
Description of problem:

clone of bugs:
54188, 171838, 238540

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhel5

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. from a remote host, telnet host 25
2. EHLO foobar.redhat.com
3. MAIL FROM: <xxx>

  
Actual results:
.
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250 2.1.0 xxx... Sender ok

Expected results:
.
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553 5.5.4 xxx... Real domain name required for sender 

Additional info:
It was fixed in RHEL4, but that bug is still in RHEL5. I tried
RHEL5-Server-U2-RC-1 with sendmail-8.13.8-2.el5
Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2009-03-26 16:55:26 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion, but this component is not scheduled to be updated in
the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. If you would like
this request to be reviewed for the next minor release, ask your
support representative to set the next rhel-x.y flag to "?".
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2010-03-30 08:23:17 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0237.html
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