Description
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
Published: 1999-09-29
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-1999-0131

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-1999-0131

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