CVE-1999-0976 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Eric Allman Sendmail, where a local user can reinitialize the aliases database using the newaliases command and then interrupt Sendmail, causing service disruption. This vulnerability has a low severity rating (CVSS 2.1) due to its local attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in only partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.