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UK Cyber Defence
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.