PT-2002-2973 · Sendmail · Sendmail

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2002-2261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sendmail versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.6

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the check relay function. This is achieved by spoofing a blank DNS hostname.

Recommendations: For Sendmail versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.6, consider updating to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as no specific workaround is provided for these versions. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2261

Affected Products

Sendmail

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2261 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005748 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3539 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sendmail.org/8.12.7.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-2261 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6548 · Patch
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030101-01-P · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-2261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2261 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/7826 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10775 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6892 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8512 · Note