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CVE-2002-1790

The SMTP service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass anti-relaying rules and send spam or spoofed messages via encapsulated SMTP addresses, a similar vulnerability to CVE-1999-0682.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
31 Dec 2002
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
34% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Microsoft Exchange ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:exchange_server
  • Version 5.5
  • Version 5.5-sp1
  • Version 5.5-sp2
Microsoft IISServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:internet_information_services
  • Version 5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1790
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1790