Vulnerability Details CVE-1999-1580
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 33.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
Products affected by CVE-1999-1580
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cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.59
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cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.61
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cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.65
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4jl