security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.18%
Description
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
No data.
- 8.11.0
- 8.11.1
- 8.11.2
- 8.11.3
- 8.11.4
- 8.11.5
- 8.12
- 8.12
- 8.12
- 8.12
- 8.12
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:106
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01177) | 66.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01177) | 63.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 57.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0653 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616607 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0653
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0653
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.