# CVE-2002-1165: Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2002-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-073.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000532
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-023.txt.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103350914307274&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10232.php
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:083
- http://www.sendmail.org/smrsh.adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7826
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21884

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