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Status published
High
CVE-1999-1580
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a...
Vulnerability 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.
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
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Affected Vendor
sendmail
View all reports →Affected Software
sendmail, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
5.59, 5.61, 5.65, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.3c, 4.1.3u1, 4.1.4, 4.1.4jl
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 21st, 2005
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.