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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 f…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5770 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de /bugtraq/2002/09/msg00267.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10153.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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