CVE-2002-2423 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can hide their IP address in logs by sending long IDENT responses, compromising audit trails in Sendmail.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2423?
CVE-2002-2423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2423 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7jw-vqfm-vw8w.