CVE-2004-0833
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2004-0833 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2004-12-23 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | alpha | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | arm | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | hppa | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | ia-32 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | ia-64 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | m68k | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | mips | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | mipsel | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | ppc | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | s-390 | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.0 | All | sparc | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Debian sendmail sasl-bin Mail Relaying Security Issue | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian GNU/Linux Sendmail Package Default SASL Password Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-554-1 sendmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.