CVE-1999-1580

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.

Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

CVSS Metrics

Type	Score	Severity	Vector

Affected Products

References

• http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
  Exploit
• http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
  Vendor Advisory
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
  PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
  Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
• http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
  Exploit
• http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
  Vendor Advisory
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
  PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
  Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829