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CVE-1999-0203

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-25 Apr, 2000 | 04:00
Updated At-01 Aug, 2024 | 16:27
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:25 Apr, 2000 | 04:00
Updated At:01 Aug, 2024 | 16:27
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

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textN/An/a
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
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x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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HyperlinkResource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
x_refsource_MISC
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Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:17 Aug, 1995 | 04:00
Updated At:03 Apr, 2025 | 01:03

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.010.0HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 10.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
eric_allman
eric_allman
>>sendmail>>8.6.10
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203cve@mitre.org
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A

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