CVE-2001-0905 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in setuid procmail to gain root privileges or cause denial of service.

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-2001-0905?

CVE-2001-0905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in signal handling of procmail 3.20 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges by sending a signal while a signal handling routine is already running.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0905?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Procmail Procmail.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gjq2-7fjr-x6vv.