CVE-1999-1309

Description

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

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory dataguard.no Vendor Advisory dataguard.no Vendor Advisory dataguard.no

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155	vdb entry
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html	mailing list
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1309?: CVE-1999-1309 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1309?: To fix CVE-1999-1309, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1309 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-1999-1309 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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