MEDIUM
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
Published Nov 1, 2007
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.17%
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
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.17% 0.01173
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01173
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01173) | 66.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01173) | 63.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 48.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 76.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 67.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 60.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 58.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 67.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2002/09/msg00267.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10153.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5770 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2002/09/msg00267.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10153.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5770 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 1, 2007
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 1, 2007
Link CVE-2002-2423
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a