CVE - CVE-1999-1580

CVE-ID
CVE-1999-1580	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
References
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AUSCERT:AA-95.09 URL:http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978 BID:7829 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829 CERT:CA-1995-11 URL:http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul CERT-VN:VU#3278 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278 MISC:http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html URL:http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050421	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050421)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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