TI-2001-00688 Aliases CVE-2001-0715 GHSA-2mx7-6jw4-m4gw

Sendmail before 8.12.1, without the RestrictQueueRun option enabled, allows local users…

LOW 11Published 2001-10-12 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Sendmail before 8.12.1, without the RestrictQueueRun option enabled, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about the mail queue by setting debugging flags to enable debug mode.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00415 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail::::::::	up to 8.12.1	Vulnerable	Sendmail

cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.12.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0715
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mx7-6jw4-m4gw

References

Exploit 1

20011001 Multiple Local 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

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Sources

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