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…

published April 21, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01105 · 65.5th percentile
Published
2005-04-21T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 APR 04:00Z
    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…
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