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CVE-2002-1278

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-11-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The mailconf module in Linuxconf 1.24, and other versions before 1.28, on Conectiva Linux 6.0 through 8, and possibly other distributions, generates the Sendmail configuration file (sendmail.cf) in a way that configures Sendmail to run as an open mail relay, which allows remote attackers to send Spam email.

Affected Platforms

Jacques Gelinas Linuxconf

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References