CVE-1999-1580 - 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

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

Published Apr 21, 2005

No CVSS score

EPSS 1.10%

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 products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (6)

http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERT
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-1999-1561
Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERT
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-1999-1561		Advisory