Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-2261
CVE-2002-2261
Description
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.6 allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the 'check_relay' function by spoofing a blank DNS hostname.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
29cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 28 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.9.0 through 8.12.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
9- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6548nvdPatch
- www.sendmail.org/8.12.7.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/7826nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3539nvdVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20030101-01-Pnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10775nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6892nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8512nvd
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