In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0203 In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.940Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-0203

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1995-08-17T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-0203

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