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CVE-2001-0653

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-09 Mar, 2002 | 05:00
Updated At-08 Aug, 2024 | 04:30
Rejected At-
Credits

Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and possibly gain privileges via a large value in the 'category' part of debugger (-d) command line arguments, which is interpreted as a negative number.

Vendors
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Products
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Metrics (CVSS)
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Weaknesses
Attack Patterns
Solution/Workaround
References
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:09 Mar, 2002 | 05:00
Updated At:08 Aug, 2024 | 04:30
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and possibly gain privileges via a large value in the 'category' part of debugger (-d) command line arguments, which is interpreted as a negative number.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_NETBSD
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_IMMUNIX
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_NETBSD
Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_IMMUNIX
Hyperlink: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
Resource:
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Hyperlink: http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
Hyperlink: http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
x_transferred
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_NETBSD
x_transferred
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_IMMUNIX
x_transferred
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
x_transferred
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
x_transferred
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
x_transferred
http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_NETBSD
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_IMMUNIX
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
Resource:
third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_CIAC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CONECTIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:20 Sep, 2001 | 04:00
Updated At:03 Apr, 2025 | 01:03

Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and possibly gain privileges via a large value in the 'category' part of debugger (-d) command line arguments, which is interpreted as a negative number.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.04.6MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.6
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.0
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.1
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.2
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.3
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.4
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.11.5
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sendmail
sendmail
>>sendmail>>8.12
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asccve@mitre.org
N/A
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txtcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016cve@mitre.org
N/A
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.ascaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txtaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Exploit
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A

Change History

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CVE-2002-1165
Matching Score-8
Assigner-MITRE Corporation
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Matching Score-8
Assigner-MITRE Corporation
CVSS Score-4.6||MEDIUM
EPSS-2.90% / 85.81%
||
7 Day CHG~0.00%
Published-03 Oct, 2002 | 04:00
Updated-03 Apr, 2025 | 01:03
Rejected-Not Available
Known To Be Used In Ransomware Campaigns?-Not Available
KEV Added-Not Available
KEV Action Due Date-Not Available

Sendmail Consortium's Restricted Shell (SMRSH) in Sendmail 8.12.6, 8.11.6-15, and possibly other versions after 8.11 from 5/19/1998, allows attackers to bypass the intended restrictions of smrsh by inserting additional commands after (1) "||" sequences or (2) "/" characters, which are not properly filtered or verified.

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Vendor-sendmailn/aNetBSD
Product-sendmailnetbsdn/a
CVE-2001-0713
Matching Score-8
Assigner-MITRE Corporation
ShareView Details
Matching Score-8
Assigner-MITRE Corporation
CVSS Score-4.6||MEDIUM
EPSS-0.07% / 20.66%
||
7 Day CHG~0.00%
Published-12 Oct, 2001 | 04:00
Updated-03 Apr, 2025 | 01:03
Rejected-Not Available
Known To Be Used In Ransomware Campaigns?-Not Available
KEV Added-Not Available
KEV Action Due Date-Not Available

Sendmail before 8.12.1 does not properly drop privileges when the -C option is used to load custom configuration files, which allows local users to gain privileges via malformed arguments in the configuration file whose names contain characters with the high bit set, such as (1) macro names that are one character long, (2) a variable setting which is processed by the setoption function, or (3) a Modifiers setting which is processed by the getmodifiers function.

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