Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0905
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
7- 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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