CVE-2002-1790

Public Exploit

Description

The SMTP service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass anti-relaying rules and send spam or spoofed messages via encapsulated SMTP addresses, a similar vulnerability to CVE-1999-0682.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.73% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/281914	mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9580.php	vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5213	patch vdb entry exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1790?: CVE-2002-1790 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1790?: To fix CVE-2002-1790, 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-2002-1790 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1790 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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