Sendmail 8.12.1 RestrictQueueRun information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sendmail 8.12.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RestrictQueueRun. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0715. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sendmail 8.12.1 (Mail Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component RestrictQueueRun. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Sendmail before 8.12.1, without the RestrictQueueRun option enabled, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about the mail queue by setting debugging flags to enable debug mode.

The weakness was released 10/30/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at razor.bindview.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0715. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11088 (Sendmail RestrictQueueRun Option Debug Mode Information Disclosure), 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 74104 (HP Sendmail Diagnostic Code Information Leakage Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7191), Tenable (11088), SecurityFocus (BID 3898†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1123†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17579 and VDB-17580. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 11088
Nessus Name: Sendmail RestrictQueueRun Option Debug Mode Information Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 11088
OpenVAS Name: Sendmail debug mode leak
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sendmail 8.12.1

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10/30/2001 🔍
10/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2001 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2002 +78 days 🔍
08/18/2002 +214 days 🔍
04/28/2003 +253 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4091 days 🔍
10/04/2025 +4104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: razor.bindview.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17581
X-Force: 7191
SecurityFocus: 3898 - HP Sendmail Diagnostic Code Information Leakage Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1123 - Sendmail Debug Mode Leakage of Mail Queue Information, 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), 05/09/2019 18:06 (10), 10/04/2025 23:40 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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