CVE-2004-0833
Sendmail before 8.12.3 on Debian GNU/Linux, when using sasl and sasl-bin, uses a Sendmail configuration script with a fixed username and password, which could allow remote attackers to use Sendmail as
02 Description
Sendmail before 8.12.3 on Debian GNU/Linux, when using sasl and sasl-bin, uses a Sendmail configuration script with a fixed username and password, which could allow remote attackers to use Sendmail as
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-11-19 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-09-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 625ebbd9df25ab57dbd051e86734fa8c8f70c0e1a0d0f8c85d75c49413ad4e72
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsendmail-mail-relay(17531)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17531
- secunia.com12667http://secunia.com/advisories/12667
- www.debian.orgDSA-554http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554
- www.securityfocus.com11262http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- sendmail Fixed in 8.13.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- sendmail Fixed in 8.13.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- sendmail Fixed in 8.13.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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