# CVE-2001-0653: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 4 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2002-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.asc
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.html
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99841063100516&w=2
- http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-007
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000412
- http://www.sendmail.org/8.11.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21060
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21061
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21063

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