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.
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Affected products
29cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 28 more
- 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:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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
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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