CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Sendmail (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function check_relay
of the component Hostname Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.6 allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the check_relay function by spoofing a blank DNS hostname.
The bug was discovered 12/03/2002. The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at patches.sgi.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2261 since 10/17/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43132 (HP-UX PHNE_40388 : HP-UX Running sendmail, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02495 SSRT090151 rev.2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 8 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10775) and Tenable (43132). See 19074 for similar entry.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 8.9.0
- 8.9.1
- 8.9.2
- 8.9.3
- 8.10
- 8.10.0
- 8.10.1
- 8.10.2
- 8.11.0
- 8.11.1
- 8.11.2
- 8.11.3
- 8.11.4
- 8.11.5
- 8.11.6
- 8.11.7
- 8.12.0
- 8.12.1
- 8.12.2
- 8.12.3
- 8.12.4
- 8.12.5
- 8.12.6
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 43132
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_40388 : HP-UX Running sendmail, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02495 SSRT090151 rev.2)
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OpenVAS ID: 835205
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for sendmail HPSBUX02495
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Timeline
12/03/2002 🔍12/03/2002 🔍
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05/10/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: patches.sgi.com⛔Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-2261 (🔍)
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X-Force: 10775
SecurityTracker: 1005748
Vulnerability Center: 7931 - Sendmail 8.9, 8.12 Allows Access Bypassing via check_relay, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6548 - Sendmail check_relay Access Bypassing Vulnerability
Secunia: 7826 - IRIX updates to sendmail, Less Critical
OSVDB: 60140 - CVE-2002-2261 - Sendmail - Security Bypass Issue
Vupen: ADV-2009-3539
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Entry
Created: 08/06/2014 18:27Updated: 06/04/2019 14:18
Changes: 08/06/2014 18:27 (85), 06/04/2019 14:18 (5)
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