CVE-1999-0203 - In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" addre

CVE-1999-0203

Summary

In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	10.0 (as of 17-08-2022 - 07:15)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

refmap via4

cert	CA-95.08
ciac	E-03
xf	smtp-sendmail-version5

Last major update

17-08-2022 - 07:15

Published

17-08-1995 - 04:00

Last modified

17-08-2022 - 07:15