CVE-2001-0713 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Sendmail versions prior to 8.12.1. When the -C option is used to load custom configuration files, Sendmail fails to properly drop privileges, allowing local users to gain elevated access through malformed arguments in the configuration file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium) with a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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