ID CVE-1999-1580
Summary 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
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4jl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4jl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 05-09-2008 - 20:19)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
auscert AA-95.09
bid 7829
cert CA-1995-11
cert-vn VU#3278
misc http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
Last major update 05-09-2008 - 20:19
Published 23-08-1995 - 04:00
Last modified 05-09-2008 - 20:19
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