CVE-2002-1165

N/A Unknown
Published: October 11, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sendmail netbsd