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CVE-2002-2261

Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.6 allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the 'check_relay' func

Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.6 allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the 'check_relay' function by spoofing a blank DNS hostname.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00598
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
sendmailall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · 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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD31 Dec 2002 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030101-01-P
http://secunia.com/advisories/7826Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005748Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6548Patch
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.7.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3539Vendor Advisory
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