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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-7175 · published 27 March 2007

CVE-2006-7175: Sendmail vulnerability

Sendmail · Sendmail

The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not allow the administrator to disable SSLv2 encryption, which could cause less secure channels to be used than desired.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.82% · top 44.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
0.82%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The version of Sendmail 8.13.1-2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 and earlier does not allow the administrator to disable SSLv2 encryption, which could cause less secure channels to be used than desired.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172352
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172352

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-7175), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.