CVE-1999-0971
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in...
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.
- Record
CVE-1999-0971- 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 in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.
- Record
CVE-1999-0971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0952 No score
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0952- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxcj-688p-v8g5 No score
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in...
Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.
- Record
GHSA-qxcj-688p-v8g5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Exim Buffer 1.6.2/1.6.51 - Local Overflow | 1997-07-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0971 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in University Of Cambridge Exim, published July 22, 1997. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.