CVE-2001-0653

Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.18%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2001-0653
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2001-0653
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0639 No score

Record: EUVD-2001-0639
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pw59-xvgj-36g7 No score

Sendmail 8.10.0 through 8.11.5, and 8.12.0 beta, allows local users to modify process memory and...

Record: GHSA-pw59-xvgj-36g7
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sendmail

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Sendmail 8.11/8.12 Debugger - Arbitrary Code Execution (1)	2001-08-17
Exploit-DB	Sendmail 8.11/8.12 Debugger - Arbitrary Code Execution (2)	2001-08-17
Exploit-DB	Sendmail 8.11/8.12 Debugger - Arbitrary Code Execution (3)	2001-08-17
Exploit-DB	Sendmail 8.11/8.12 Debugger - Arbitrary Code Execution (4)	2001-08-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0653 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Sendmail, published September 20, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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