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CVE-2001-0623

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

sendfiled, as included with Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), on various Linux systems does not properly drop privileges when sending notification emails, which allows local attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Sendfile: all versions

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-050
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-052
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6430
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-050
• http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-052
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6430

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