HIGH
The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl
Published May 17, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00398
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00398
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496408 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/496408 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 17, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 16, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0308
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a