CVE-1999-0129
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk42th percentile - higher than 42% of all known CVEs
Summary
Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.
Risk Assessment
Local users may gain unauthorized access to system resources, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to restrict access to .forward and :include: files and to monitor user activity on the system.
Other vulnerabilities in Sendmail
See all- CVE-1999-1109Medium
Sendmail before 8.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a series of ETRN commands then disconnecting from the server, while Sendmail continues to process the commands after the connection has been terminated.
- CVE-1999-0204High
Sendmail version 8.6.9 allows remote attackers to execute root commands using ident.
- CVE-1999-0095High
The debug command in Sendmail is enabled, allowing attackers to execute commands as root.
- CVE-2000-0319Medium
mail.local in Sendmail 8.10.x does not properly identify the . string which indicates the end of message text. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or corrupt mailboxes via a message line that is 2047 characters long and ends in . .
- CVE-1999-0976Low
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, which can lead to denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
- CVE-1999-0684Medium
CVE-1999-0684 vulnerability affects Sendmail version 8.8.6 on HPUX, allowing for a denial of service attack.
- CVE-1999-0565High
A vulnerability in Sendmail allows input to be piped to a program via an alias.
- CVE-1999-0098High
Buffer overflow in the SMTP HELO command in Sendmail allows a remote attacker to hide activities.
- CVE-1999-0047High
MIME conversion buffer overflow in sendmail versions 8.8.3 and 8.8.4.
- CVE-1999-0163High
In older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a pipe character to execute root commands.
Original NVD description (English source)
Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS