CVE-1999-1580

HIGH7.2/ 10.0
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Published: August 23, 1995 at 04:00 AM
Modified: April 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Source: cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score
7.2
Severity
HIGH
Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

NVD-CWE-Other
Source: nvd@nist.gov