Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-2423
CVE-2002-2423
Description
Sendmail 8.12.0 through 8.12.6 truncates log messages longer than 100 characters, which allows remote attackers to prevent the IP address from being logged via a long IDENT response.
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8cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.12.0 <= version <= 8.12.6
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