VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1580
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1995-08-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108