VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1580
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.10% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sendmail/sendmail · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlExploit
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlExploit
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.