VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1468
CVSS score6.2 NONE
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1991-10-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory