Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 15, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0308

Description

The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl.

Affected products

Sendmail, Inc./Sendmail3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/Debian Linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305nvdPatch
bugs.debian.org/496408nvd
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-basenvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd

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