CVE-1999-1580
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows...
CVE-1999-1580 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sendmail, published August 23, 1995. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
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SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
- Record
CVE-1999-1580- 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
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
- Record
CVE-1999-1580- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1561 No score
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1561- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqmr-fh23-w8vj No score
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows...
SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.
- Record
GHSA-qqmr-fh23-w8vj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |