CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0841

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.83%

53th percentile - higher than 53% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the CDE software to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the mailtool.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

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