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FKIE_CVE-2004-0833

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-12-23 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:06

Severity

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://secunia.com/advisories/12667
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554	Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262	Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17531
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/12667
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17531

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0
debian	debian_linux	3.0

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CVE-2004-0833 (GCVE-0-2004-0833)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-11-19 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:31

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/12667	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-554	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11262	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2004-09-27 00:00

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FKIE_CVE-2004-0833

CVE-2004-0833 (GCVE-0-2004-0833)

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