CVE-1999-0129 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sendmail, affecting various Unix-like systems including FreeBSD, HP-UX, and Solaris. An unauthenticated local attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating .forward or :include: files to write to arbitrary files and gain group permissions. While rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.6) due to its local attack vector and low complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decades-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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