CVE-2001-0623 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the sendfiled daemon, part of the Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT) suite, affecting various Linux systems. The flaw occurs because sendfiled fails to properly drop privileges when sending notification emails, allowing local attackers to gain elevated access. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog or actively exploited, exploit code for local privileged arbitrary command execution is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendfile:sendfile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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