CVE-1999-0145

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0145	Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.984% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-11.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-14.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1
http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1995_1/0332.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Eric Allman Sendmail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 30, 1993, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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