VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2423
Sendmail 8.12.0 through 8.12.6 truncates log messages longer than 100 characters, which allows remote attackers to prevent the IP address from being logged via a long IDENT response.
MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 1.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Sendmail 8.12.0 through 8.12.6 truncates log messages longer than 100 characters, which allows remote attackers to prevent the IP address from being logged via a long IDENT response.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- sendmail/sendmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2002/09/msg00267.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10153.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5770
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2002/09/msg00267.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10153.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5770
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.