Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0285
CVE-2003-0285
Description
IBM AIX 5.2 and earlier distributes Sendmail with a configuration file (sendmail.cf) with the (1) promiscuous_relay, (2) accept_unresolvable_domains, and (3) accept_unqualified_senders features enabled, which allows Sendmail to be used as an open mail relay for sending spam e-mail.
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References
5- security.sdsc.edu/advisories/2003.05.13-AIX-sendmail.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814617nvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7580nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11993nvd
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