Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0905

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.

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Affected products

Procmail/Procmail2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.20
- (no CPE)range: <=3.20

Patches

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References

ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:60.procmail.ascnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-083nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-085.php3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-093.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071nvdPatchVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6872nvd

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