Vulnerability Details : CVE-1999-1580
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1580
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 11 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-1999-1580
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-1999-1580
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http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
Patch;Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
Exploit
Products affected by CVE-1999-1580
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4jl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*