CVE-2003-0308 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2003-05-17

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0303	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00398.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Sendmail Sendmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-05-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.776Z

Reserved: 2003-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0308

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-05-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:01:58.260

Link: CVE-2003-0308

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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