CVE-2003-0285
IBM AIX <= 5.2 - Open Mail Relay via Sendmail Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
IBM AIX 5.2 and earlier distributes Sendmail with a configuration file (sendmail.cf) with the (1) promiscuous_relay, (2) accept_unresolvable_domains, and (3) accept_unqualified_senders features enabled, which allows Sendmail to be used as an open mail relay for sending spam e-mail.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11993
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284689228961&w=2
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://security.sdsc.edu/advisories/2003.05.13-AIX-sendmail.txt
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/814617
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7580
Scores
EPSS
0.0503
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
ibm/aix
< 5.2
Published
Jun 16, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026