Is CVE-2002-1827 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1827 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1827?

CVE-2002-1827 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1827?

CVE-2002-1827 has an EPSS score of 0.93% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1827?

Upgrade sendmail on debian 11 to 8.12-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1827

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

sendmailDebian

Fixed in:8.12-4CVE-2002-1827

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

sendmail.org

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.