CVE-2002-1827: sendmail
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2002-1827 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in sendmail. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 28-06-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.93% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (1)
Maturity: poc
Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (2)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- sendmail< 8.12-4
Sendmail1 product
- sendmail8.9.0 | 8.9.1 | 8.9.2 | 8.9.3 | 8.10 | 8.10.1 | 8.10.2 | 8.11.0 | 8.11.1 | 8.11.2 | 8.11.3 | 8.11.4 | 8.11.5 | 8.11.6 | 8.12:beta10 | 8.12:beta12 | 8.12:beta16 | 8.12:beta5 | 8.12:beta7 | 8.12.0 | 8.12.1 | 8.12.2 | 8.12.3
2 vendors · 2 products
