| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sendmail (PTS) | bullseye | 8.15.2-22+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 8.18.1-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sendmail | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- sendmail <not-affected> (Sun-specific)