Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.
CVE-1999-0131 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 9 products from eric_allman, from bsdi, from digital and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 1996, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
1996-09-11T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.6 | Yes |
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.7.3 | Yes |
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.7.4 | Yes |
| Application | eric_allman | sendmail | 8.7.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | bsdi | bsd_os | 2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | digital | osf_1 | 1.3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | freebsd | freebsd | 2.1.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | hp-ux | 10.01 | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | hp-ux | 10.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | hp | hp-ux | 10.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | aix | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | aix | 4.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | aix | 4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | linux | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | internet_faststart | 1.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | sco | openserver | 5.0.2 | Yes |
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