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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2003-0308
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-15 May, 2003 | 04:00
Updated At-16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

The Sendmail 8.12.3 package in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 does not securely create temporary files, which could allow local users to gain additional privileges via (1) expn, (2) checksendmail, or (3) doublebounce.pl.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.07.2HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.2
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.9.3
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12.3
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12.9
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>3.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://bugs.debian.org/496408cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-basecve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://bugs.debian.org/496408af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-baseaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/496408
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/496408
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/sendmail-base
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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