CVE-1999-1580
published 1995-08-23CVE-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…
PriorityP422high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
1.11%
62.4th percentile
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
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | sendmail | — | — |
| sendmail | sendmail | — | — |
| sendmail | sendmail | — | — |
| sendmail | sendmail | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
| sun | sunos | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_debian7.2LOW
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VulDB
Sendmail 5.59/5.61/5.65 -oR privileges management (VU#3278 / XFDB-20885)
vuldb·2026-04-16·CVSS 7.2
CVE-1999-1580 [HIGH] Sendmail 5.59/5.61/5.65 -oR privileges management (VU#3278 / XFDB-20885)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Sendmail 5.59/5.61/5.65. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation of the argument -oR leads to improper privilege management.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-1580. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. This vulnerability has historical importance owing to its background and reception.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-qqmr-fh23-w8vj: SunOS sendmail 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-30
CVE-1999-1580 [HIGH] GHSA-qqmr-fh23-w8vj: SunOS sendmail 5
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.
Debian
CVE-1999-1580: sendmail - SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argumen...
vendor_debian·1999·CVSS 7.2
CVE-1999-1580 [HIGH] CVE-1999-1580: sendmail - SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argumen...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlhttp://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.htmlhttp://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vulhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
1995-08-23
Published