Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01177 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.0 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.1 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.2 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.3 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.4 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.11.5 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 beta10 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 beta12 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 beta16 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12 beta5 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.11.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 beta10 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 beta12 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 beta16 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 beta5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:106 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0653
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw59-xvgj-36g7
References
More Sendmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01263 Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00154 The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-00053 Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2003-00632 A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04282 Use-after-free vulnerability in Sendmail before 8.13.8 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2001-0653 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0653 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pw59-xvgj-36g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2001-0653 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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