CVE-2002-2261 describes a vulnerability in Sendmail versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.6, allowing remote attackers to bypass email relaying restrictions. This is achieved by spoofing a blank DNS hostname, which tricks the 'check_relay' function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.