CVE-2003-0308

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-05-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 3.0
Sendmail: 8.9.3, 8.12.3, 8.12.9

References

http://bugs.debian.org/496408
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://bugs.debian.org/496408
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

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