CVE-1999-0976
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then...
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
- Record
CVE-1999-0976- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
- Record
CVE-1999-0976- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0957 No score
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0957- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prqp-xwhc-64v4 No score
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then...
Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
- Record
GHSA-prqp-xwhc-64v4- 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-1999-0976 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Eric Allman Sendmail, published December 7, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.