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CVE-1999-1580

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1995-08-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Sendmail SendmailSun Sunos

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References