CVE-2002-1278

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-11-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The mailconf module in Linuxconf 1.24, and other versions before 1.28, on Conectiva Linux 6.0 through 8, and possibly other distributions, generates the Sendmail configuration file (sendmail.cf) in a way that configures Sendmail to run as an open mail relay, which allows remote attackers to send Spam email.

Affected products

Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf: 1.2.4r2, 1.2.5r3

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000544
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10554.php
http://www.osvdb.org/6066
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6118
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000544
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10554.php
http://www.osvdb.org/6066
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6118

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