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Sendmail Vulnerability: CVE-2002-1165

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Sendmail Vulnerability: CVE-2002-1165

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/11/2002
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/05/2014
Modified
10/19/2016

Description

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-latest-sendmail

References

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