CVE-1999-0131 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Bsdi	Bsd Os
Digital	Osf 1
Eric Allman	Sendmail
Freebsd	Freebsd
Hp	Hp-ux
Ibm	Aix
Redhat	Linux
Sco	Internet Faststart Openserver

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.5:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:3.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0131	Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/717

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.691Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-0131

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1996-09-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0131

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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