PT-2001-1897 · Sendmail · Sendmail

Published 2001-10-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-0714

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sendmail versions prior to 8.12.1

Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in data loss. This can be achieved by setting a high initial message hop count option, or via specific options.

Recommendations: For Sendmail versions prior to 8.12.1, enable the RestrictQueueRun option to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the -h, -qR, and -qS options until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0714

Affected Products

Sendmail

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0714 · Security Note
• http://razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.html · Vendor Advisory
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011101-01-I · Vendor Advisory