CVE catalog

CVE-2006-7176

sendmail: CVE-2006-7176

Severity: Low
Published: May 1, 2007, 2:14:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.07% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sendmail	sid	`8.18.2-2`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	forky	`8.18.2-2`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	trixie	`8.18.1-6`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	bookworm	`8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sendmail	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmilter1.0.1]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[libmilter-dev]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[rmail]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail]Not affected
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-base]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-bin]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-cf]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-doc]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sensible-mda]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]