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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-1309 · published 30 August 1996

CVE-1999-1309: Sendmail vulnerability

Sendmail · Sendmail

Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.44% · top 63.9%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-1309), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-06). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.