CVE-1999-1580
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (11)
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also known as (2)
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references (10)
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- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829enisa_euvd
- http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlExploitnvd
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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