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    CVE-2002-1165

    Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

    Published:Oct 1, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 3, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.01538
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Sendmail
    Product
    Sendmail

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21884

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
    http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt
    ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
    http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High