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TI-2001-01302 Aliases CVE-2001-1349GHSA-9xq9-r7q7-g4c3

Sendmail before 8.11.4, and 8.12.0 before 8.12.0.Beta10, allows local users to cause a…

Priority LOW 18Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
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 before 8.11.4, and 8.12.0 before 8.12.0.Beta10, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt the heap and gain privileges via race conditions in signal handlers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.0VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.1VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.2VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.11.3VulnerableSendmail
cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*8.12 beta7VulnerableSendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.2 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:8.12:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12 beta7 Vulnerable ·Sendmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 5.2Fixed RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:106
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2001:106

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1349
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xq9-r7q7-g4c3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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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