VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2261
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 7.5EPSS 2.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.00% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sendmail/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3539Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10775
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6892
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8512
- 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.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3539Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10775
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6892
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8512
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.