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CVE-2002-1827

Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1)

Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00754
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

1
sendmailall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosSendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (1)verified
dosSendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (2)verified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 4822www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD31 Dec 2002 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274033
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9162.php
http://www.sendmail.org/LockingAdvisory.txtVendor Advisory
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