Unscored severity · published Aug 30, 1996
CVE-1999-1309
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Sendmail · Sendmail
through 8.6.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1309
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1309
Patch
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html
www.dataguard.no
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html
www.dataguard.no
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
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