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PUBLISHED DATE: October 30, 2001CVE-2001-0714:
Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS:
2.1
EPSS:
6.00%
Exploitability:
3.9
In KEV:
No
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.

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  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2001-0714, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2001-0714 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
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