Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://razor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_sm812.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 30, 2001
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified