CVE-2001-0623 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges because the sendfiled utility fails to drop privileges when sending notification emails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0623?
CVE-2001-0623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sendfiled, as included with Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), on various Linux systems does not properly drop privileges when sending notification emails, which allows local attackers to gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendfile Sendfile.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0623 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0623 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pw9-r7h7-2x88.