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CVE-2002-1165 Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by in...

MediumCVSS 4.6 EPSS 1.1% Public exploit
Published
Updated
Exploit status
Public exploit available

Description

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sendmail = 8.12.0 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.1 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.2 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.3 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.4 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.5 No fix listed
sendmail = 8.12.6 No fix listed
netbsd = 1.5 No fix listed
netbsd = 1.5.1 No fix listed
netbsd = 1.5.2 No fix listed
netbsd = 1.5.3 No fix listed
netbsd = 1.6 No fix listed
debian/sendmail(Debian:12) < 8.12.3-5 8.12.3-5
debian/sendmail(Debian:13) < 8.12.3-5 8.12.3-5
debian/sendmail(Debian:14) < 8.12.3-5 8.12.3-5

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