CVE-1999-0145 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

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 0.00716.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Eric Allman	Sendmail

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0145	Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-11.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-14.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1
http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1995_1/0332.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.695Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-0145

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1993-09-30T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-0145

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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