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CVE-1999-0057

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

7.5 High

CVE-1999-0057 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Eric Allman Vacation, published November 16, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.19%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
8.19%EPSS, 94th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Exploit likelihood

8.19%Down 17.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Record
CVE-1999-0057
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Record
CVE-1999-0057
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0057No score

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Record
EUVD-1999-0057
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h5h-gj9f-wqw6No score

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Record
GHSA-4h5h-gj9f-wqw6
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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