CVE-2004-0833

published 2004-12-23

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…

Priority P4 28 high 7.5 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C P I P A P

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 an open mail relay and send spam messages.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	sendmail	< sendmail 8.13.1-13 (bookworm)	sendmail 8.13.1-13 (bookworm)
sendmail	sendmail	>= 0 < 8.13.1-13	8.13.1-13
sendmail	sendmail	>= 0 < 8.13.1-13	8.13.1-13
sendmail	sendmail	>= 0 < 8.13.1-13	8.13.1-13
sendmail	sendmail	>= 0 < 8.13.1-13	8.13.1-13

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv 7.5 HIGH

vendor_debian 7.5 HIGH

Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.

Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.