VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0131
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- eric allman/sendmail · bsdi/bsd os · digital/osf 1 · freebsd/freebsd · hp/hp-ux · ibm/aix · redhat/linux · sco/internet faststart · sco/openserver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.