CVE-2002-1827
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.
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.
- Record
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.
- Record
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.
- Record
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.
- Record
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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
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.