CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0129

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.56%

42th 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.

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