Sendmail 8.12.1 RestrictQueueRun denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Sendmail 8.12.1. This affects an unknown part of the component RestrictQueueRun. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0714. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sendmail 8.12.1 (Mail Server Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component RestrictQueueRun. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Sendmail before 8.12.1, without the RestrictQueueRun option enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (data loss) by (1) setting a high initial message hop count option (-h), which causes Sendmail to drop queue entries, (2) via the -qR option, or (3) via the -qS option.

The weakness was published 10/30/2001 by Michal Zalewski (Website). The advisory is shared for download at razor.bindview.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0714. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11087 (Sendmail < 8.12.1 RestrictQueueRun Option Multiple Argument Local DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74089 (Sendmail Queue Processing Data Loss/Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7190), Tenable (11087), SecurityFocus (BID 3378†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1664†). Similar entries are available at VDB-17579 and VDB-17581. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 11087
Nessus Name: Sendmail < 8.12.1 RestrictQueueRun Option Multiple Argument Local DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 11087
OpenVAS Name: Sendmail queue manipulation & destruction
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sendmail 8.12.1

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10/01/2001 🔍
10/30/2001 +29 days 🔍
10/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
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08/18/2002 +292 days 🔍
08/13/2003 +360 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +3984 days 🔍
10/04/2025 +4104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: razor.bindview.com
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17580
X-Force: 7190
SecurityFocus: 3378 - Sendmail Queue Processing Data Loss/DoS Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1664 - DoS in Sendmail< 8.12.1, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 11:49
Updated: 10/04/2025 23:40
Changes: 07/10/2014 11:49 (60), 05/11/2019 12:20 (11), 10/04/2025 23:40 (19)
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