Sendmail up to 8.12 DEBUG -d memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sendmail up to 8.12. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DEBUG Handler. The manipulation of the argument -d leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0653. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sendmail up to 8.12 (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DEBUG Handler. The manipulation of the argument -d with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0653. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13890 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2001:075)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74088 (Sendmail Debugger Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7016), Exploit-DB (21060), Tenable (13890), SecurityFocus (BID 3163†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-340†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 13890
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sendmail (MDKSA-2001:075)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/20/2001 +12 days 🔍
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07/09/2014 +3630 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17387
X-Force: 7016
SecurityFocus: 3163 - Sendmail Debugger Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 340 - Sendmail Debugger Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 12:32
Updated: 10/05/2025 14:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 12:32 (63), 07/03/2017 10:39 (7), 06/27/2021 08:10 (3), 10/31/2024 15:51 (17), 10/05/2025 14:43 (2)
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