Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0653
CVE-2001-0653
Description
Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and possibly gain privileges via a large value in the 'category' part of debugger (-d) command line arguments, which is interpreted as a negative number.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=8.10.0 <=8.11.5, =8.12.0 beta
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3163nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-017.txt.ascnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-032-01nvd
- marc.infonvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2001-106.htmlnvd
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-032.0.txtnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-133.shtmlnvd
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-075.php3nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_028_sendmail_txt.htmlnvd
- www.sendmail.org/8.11.htmlnvd
- www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.donvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7016nvd
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