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CVE-2002-2423

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.

  • Published: Dec 31, 2002
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2002-2423
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.3 8.12.3.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.4 8.12.4.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.1 8.12.1.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.5 8.12.5.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.0 8.12.0.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.6 8.12.6.x
sendmail / sendmail 8.12.2 8.12.2.x