VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- procmail/procmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.