CVE-1999-0131
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives...
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
- Record
CVE-1999-0131- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
- Record
CVE-1999-0131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0131 No score
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0131- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwrm-3497-38vq No score
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives...
Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
- Record
GHSA-gwrm-3497-38vq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0131 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Eric Allman Sendmail, published September 11, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.