CVE-2002-1165

Public Exploit

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.51% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory sendmail.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083	vendor advisory
http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/7826	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1165?: CVE-2002-1165 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1165?: To fix CVE-2002-1165, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1165 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1165 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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