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TI-2002-01263 Aliases CVE-2002-1337GHSA-2vpw-h4q9-62fp

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

Priority HIGH 81CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments as processed by the crackaddr function of headers.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.72644 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.9.3; 8.10.0 to before 8.11.6; 8.12.0 to before 8.12.8VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:h:hp:alphaserver_sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 rc1Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 rc2Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.20VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.00VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0.4VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.11VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.22VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableWind River
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableWind River
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableWind River
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:platform_sa:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWind River
  • 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
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Wind River
  • cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Wind River
  • cpe:2.3:o:windriver:bsdos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Wind River
  • cpe:2.3:o:windriver:platform_sa:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wind River

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-2003:074 Released 2003-03-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    sendmail security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:074
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-2003:074

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1337
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vpw-h4q9-62fp

References

Patch 3

Advisory 15

Other 2

Sources

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