CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0840

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in CDE dtmail and dtmailpr programs allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f option.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the dtmail and dtmailpr programs.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in CDE dtmail and dtmailpr programs allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f option.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS