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Critical
CVE-1999-0047
MIME conversion buffer overflow in sendmail versions 8.8.3 and 8.8.4....
Vulnerability Description
MIME conversion buffer overflow in sendmail versions 8.8.3 and 8.8.4.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
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Affected Vendor
eric allman
View all reports →Affected Software
sendmail, bsd os, openlinux
Vulnerable Versions:
8.8.3, 8.8.4, 2.1, 1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 29th, 1999
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.