CVE-2001-0905

Race condition in signal handling of procmail 3.20 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges by sending a signal while a signal handling routine is already running.

CVSS v2.0 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3	Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2001-10-17 21:00

Updated : 2017-10-09 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2001-0905

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0905

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CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

procmail

procmail

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