CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1542

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.38%

87th percentile - higher than 87% of all known CVEs

Summary

RPMMail before 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute commands via an e-mail message with shell metacharacters in the 'MAIL FROM' command.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute commands remotely, potentially compromising the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade RPMMail to version 1.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

RPMMail before 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute commands via an e-mail message with shell metacharacters in the "MAIL FROM" command.

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