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CVE-2002-0906

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-10-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-0906
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.41%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query TXT records, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malicious DNS server.