CVE-1999-1309

N/A Unknown
Published: August 30, 1996 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sendmail