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CVE-2002-2261

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.6 allows remote attackers to bypass relaying restrictions enforced by the 'check_relay' function by spoofing a blank DNS hostname.

Affected Platforms

Sendmail Sendmail

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References