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CVE-1999-0439

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute...

7.5 High

CVE-1999-0439 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Procmail, published April 5, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute commands via expansions in the procmailrc configuration file.

Exploit likelihood

2.53%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute commands via expansions in the procmailrc configuration file.

Record: CVE-1999-0439
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute commands via expansions in the procmailrc configuration file.

Record: CVE-1999-0439
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-1999-0439 No score

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute commands via expansions in the procmailrc configuration file.

Record: EUVD-1999-0439
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm64-4p36-f6c5 No score

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute...

Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to execute commands via expansions in the procmailrc configuration file.

Record: GHSA-vm64-4p36-f6c5
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

References