security flaw
Published Oct 3, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.10%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:259
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:227
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:073
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:259
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:259 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:227 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:073 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:259 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 64.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 61.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01137) | 78.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 84.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 50.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 47.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 44.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.67% (0.04669) | 89.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.67% (0.04669) | 88.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.67% (0.04669) | 74.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1165 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616854 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1165
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1165
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.