CVE-2001-0713 json
Sendmail before 8.12.1 does not properly drop privileges when the -C option is used to load custom configuration files, which allows local…
published 2001-10-12 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0699
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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razor.bindview.com
/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/3377
vdb-entry
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iss.net
/security_center/static/7192.php
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0713
- NVD CVE-2001-0713
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