CVE-1999-1309
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d)...
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
- Record
CVE-1999-1309- 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
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
- Record
CVE-1999-1309- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1290 No score
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1290- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vf6-c57g-m574 No score
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d)...
Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
- Record
GHSA-8vf6-c57g-m574- 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-1999-1309 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sendmail, published August 30, 1996. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities
dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1309
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vf6-c57g-m574