security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:093
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:093
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:093
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:093
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:093 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:093 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:093 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:093 |
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 22.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 23.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0905 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616637 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0905
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0905
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0905 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616637 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0905 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0905 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.