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CVE-2002-1165

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-10-11 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Netbsd: 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.6
• Sendmail: 8.12.0, 8.12.1, 8.12.2, 8.12.3, 8.12.4, 8.12.5 (+1)

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
• http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2

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