CVE-1999-0203 (GCVE-0-1999-0203)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-04-25 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 16:27
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Summary
In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program.
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CWE
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