# CVE-2002-1278

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1278
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

The mailconf module in Linuxconf 1.24, and other versions before 1.28, on Conectiva Linux 6.0 through 8, and possibly other distributions, generates the Sendmail configuration file (sendmail.cf) in a way that configures Sendmail to run as an open mail relay, which allows remote attackers to send Spam email.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10554.php)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/6066)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000544)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6118)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.66%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 70.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._