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CVE-2003-0308

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.

Published: May 15, 2003
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2003-0308
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
sendmail / sendmail	8.12.3	8.12.3.x
sendmail / sendmail	8.12.9	8.12.9.x
sendmail / sendmail	8.9.3	8.9.3.x
debian / debian_linux	3.0	3.0.x

http://bugs.debian.org/496408
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

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