CVE-2004-0833 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0833?

CVE-2004-0833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Nov 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0833?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-0833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0833, DSA-554-1, GHSA-9gjh-cfqr-c8q2.