CVE-2006-0058

Sendmail 8.13.x < 8.13.6 - Remote Code Execution via Signal Handler Race Condition

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0058. PoCs published by redsand.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a signal handling vulnerability in Sendmail 8.13.5 and below, leveraging a race condition to achieve remote code execution. It uses a multi-threaded approach to probe and exploit the target, with specific offsets and padding for Debian 3.0-r1.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by redsand · pythondoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2051

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit targets a signal handling vulnerability in Sendmail 8.13.5 and below, leveraging a race condition to achieve remote code execution. It uses a multi-threaded approach to probe and exploit the target, with specific offsets and padding for Debian 3.0-r1.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Complex

Reliability

Racy

Target: Sendmail 8.13.5 and below

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target Sendmail server · Sendmail version 8.13.5 or below

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (74)

Core 74

Core References

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/power5/install/v52.Readme.html#MH00688

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_openbsd

http://www.openbsd.org/errata38.html#sendmail

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834865

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19774

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428536/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00629555

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1529

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00692635

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19450

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1015

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:058

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sco

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.24/SCOSA-2006.24.txt

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19342

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1049

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:13.sendmail.asc

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11074

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sgi

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200494-1

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19404

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19367

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_openpkg

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.007-sendmail.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1051

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2006-2.shtml

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/743

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015801

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19363

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24584

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-081A.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/20723

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/20243

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19407

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2189

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00017.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sgi

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060302-01-P

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_iss

http://www.iss.net/threats/216.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19466

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19368

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-078.htm

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-151.shtml

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-074.htm

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19345

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/612

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00018.html

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19346

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_slackware

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.619600

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY82992&apar=only

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=2751

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-21.xml

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY82994&apar=only

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY82993&apar=only

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1068

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0265.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2490

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1072

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428656/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19360

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19532

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102324-1

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19361

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19676

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19356

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sendmail.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://www.osvdb.org/24037

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19349

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102262-1

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19394

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1139

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1157

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19533

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1689

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_netbsd

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-010.txt.asc

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17192

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0264.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.sendmail.com/company/advisory/index.shtml

Scores

EPSS 0.2624

EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

Status published

Products (6)

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.0

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.1

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.2

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.3

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.4

sendmail/sendmail 8.13.5

Published Mar 22, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026