CVE-2001-0905

medium

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-10-18

Updated: 2024-11-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H