CVE-1999-0095 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The debug command in Sendmail is enabled, allowing attackers to execute commands as root.

Published: 1999-09-29

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 21.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:5.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.21681.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1
http://www.osvdb.org/195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1

History

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Eric Allman Sendmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 1999-09-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.441Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0095

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1988-10-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0095

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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