CVE-2001-0714 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sendmail versions prior to 8.12.1. Local users can exploit this by manipulating message hop counts or using specific queue options (-qR, -qS), leading to data loss as Sendmail drops queue entries. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW), it has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or media coverage, though it has garnered significant community discussion on platforms like GitHub.
| 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:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.