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CVE-2002-1337

Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain formatted address fields, related to sender and recipient header comments as processed by the crackaddr function of headers.c.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2002-1337 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 9 products from sendmail, from hp, from gentoo and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2003-03-07T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-120
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sendmail sendmail < 8.9.3 Yes
Application sendmail sendmail < 8.11.6 Yes
Application sendmail sendmail < 8.12.8 Yes
Hardware hp alphaserver_sc * Yes
Operating System gentoo linux 1.4 Yes
Operating System gentoo linux 1.4 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 10.10 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 10.20 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 11.00 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 11.0.4 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 11.11 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux 11.22 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.1 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.2 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.5.3 Yes
Operating System netbsd netbsd 1.6 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 2.6 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 7.0 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 8 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 9 Yes
Operating System sun sunos - Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.7 Yes
Operating System sun sunos 5.8 Yes
Operating System windriver bsdos 4.2 Yes
Operating System windriver bsdos 4.3.1 Yes
Operating System windriver bsdos 5.0 Yes
Operating System windriver platform_sa 1.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sendmail's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.