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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1220 · published 24 August 1997

CVE-1999-1220: Great circle associates majordomo vulnerability

Great Circle Associates · Majordomo

Majordomo 1.94.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the advertise or noadvertise directive is used in a configuration file, via shell metacharacters in the Reply-To header.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 19.5%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Majordomo 1.94.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the advertise or noadvertise directive is used in a configuration file, via shell metacharacters in the Reply-To header.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7527 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/502
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/7527 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/502

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.8CVE-2003-1367Great circle associates majordomo vulnerabilityThe which_access variable for Majordomo 2.0 through 1.94.4, and possibly earlier versions, is set to "open" by default, which allows remote attackers…EPSS 1.6%7.5CVE-1999-0207Great circle associates majordomo vulnerabilityRemote attacker can execute commands through Majordomo using the Reply-To field and a "lists" command.EPSS 8.7%4.6CVE-2000-0035Great circle associates majordomo vulnerabilityresend command in Majordomo allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters.EPSS 0.59%4.6CVE-2000-0037Great circle associates majordomo vulnerabilityMajordomo wrapper allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate configuration file.EPSS 0.68%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1220), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.