CVE - CVE-2001-0905

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-0905	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:3071 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071 CONECTIVA:CLA-2001:433 URL:~~http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000433~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) DEBIAN:DSA-083 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-01:60 URL:ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.asc MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2001:085 URL:~~http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3~~ (Obsolete source) REDHAT:RHSA-2001:093 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.html XF:procmail-signal-handling-race(6872) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872
Date Record Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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