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CVE-2002-1337: gentoo linux Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1337DSA-257
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1337 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gentoo linux. EPSS estimates a 72.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
72.64%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments as processed by the crackaddr function of headers.c.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

72.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 72.64% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
72.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Sendmail 8.11.x (Linux/i386) - Local Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    Sendmail 8.12.x - Header Processing Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    Sendmail 8.12.x - Header Processing Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • sendmail< 8.13.0.PreAlpha4-0 | < 8.12.3-5
  • sendmail-wide< 8.12.3+3.5Wbeta-5.2
Windriver2 products
Gentoo1 product
Hp1 product
  • hp-ux10.10 | 10.20 | 11.00 | 11.04 | 11.11 | 11.22
Netbsd1 product
  • netbsdEOL1.5 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.6
Oracle1 product
Sendmail1 product
  • sendmail< 8.9.3 | ≥ 8.10.0, < 8.11.6 | ≥ 8.12.0, < 8.12.8
Sun1 product

8 vendors · 10 products

References

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