CVE-2004-0833

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: 2004-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Sendmail before 8.12.3 on Debian GNU/Linux, when using sasl and sasl-bin, uses a Sendmail configuration script with a fixed username and password, which could allow remote attackers to use Sendmail as an open mail relay and send spam messages.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 3.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/12667
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17531
http://secunia.com/advisories/12667
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17531

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