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CVE-2001-0713

4.6 · MEDIUM

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 co…

Published Oct 30, 2001sendmailEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2001-0713 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sendmail sendmail. It was published on October 30, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sendmail. Update sendmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sendmailsendmail0Affected

References

Refrazor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/7192.phpRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/3377Refrazor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.htmlRefwww.iss.net/security_center/static/7192.phpRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/3377

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0713?

CVE-2001-0713 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sendmail sendmail. It was published on October 30, 2001 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2001-0713?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2001-0713?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sendmail. Update sendmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2001-0713?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2001-0713 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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