CVE-2002-1827
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an...
CVE-2002-1827 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Sendmail, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in sendmail 8.12-4.
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
- Record
CVE-2002-1827- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
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CVE-2002-1827- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1806 No score
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
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EUVD-2002-1806- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrx8-8c33-99fc No score
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an...
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
- Record
GHSA-rrx8-8c33-99fc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
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CVE-2002-1827- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1827 No score
Sendmail 8.9.0 through 8.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service by obtaining an exclusive lock on the (1) alias, (2) map, (3) statistics, and (4) pid files.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1827- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (1) | 2002-05-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x - File Locking Denial of Service (2) | 2002-05-24 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |