CVE-2002-2423

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Published Nov 1, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2401	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.173% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Sendmail Sendmail

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 1, 2007, 5:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:17 PM
Reserved: Nov 1, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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