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CVE-2002-18272 exploits

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)…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21477 Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (2) · dos · 2002-05-24
  • EDB-21476 Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (1) · dos · 2002-05-24

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/274033 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9162.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4822 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • sendmail.org /LockingAdvisory.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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