CVE-1999-1309

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.

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:sendmail: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-1999-1290	Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.

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% (0.440% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155

History

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Subscriptions

Sendmail Sendmail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:11 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 1996, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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