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    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.

    Published:Jul 3, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 25, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00047
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Procmail
    Product
    Procmail
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
    http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872
    ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433
    http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High