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TI-2002-01129 Aliases CVE-2002-1165GHSA-48jx-mwjr-89wq

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01099 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.4VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.5VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12.6VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableNetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableNetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·NetBSD

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:227 Released 2003-07-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : : : Updated sendmail packages fix vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2003:073 Released 2003-03-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : Updated sendmail packages fix critical security issues
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
  • RHSA-2002:259 Released 2003-01-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    sendmail security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:259
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2002:259

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48jx-mwjr-89wq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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