CVE-2001-0714 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause data loss and denial of service in Sendmail by manipulating queue options if the RestrictQueueRun option is not enabled.
- 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-2001-0714?
CVE-2001-0714 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sendmail before 8.12.1, without the RestrictQueueRun option enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data loss) by (1) setting a high initial message hop count option (-h), which causes Sendmail to drop queue entries, (2) via the -qR option, or (3) via the -qS option.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sendmail Sendmail.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm6x-wjmr-jf9q.