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Medium
CVE-2001-0905
Race condition in signal handling of procmail 3.20 and earlier,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 25th, 2002
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.