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High
CVE-1999-0163
In older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a...
Vulnerability Description
In older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a pipe character to execute root commands.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
sendmail
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 4th, 2000
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.