CVE-1999-0095 (GCVE-0-1999-0095)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 1999-09-29 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 16:27
VLAI
Summary
The debug command in Sendmail is enabled, allowing attackers to execute commands as root.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/195 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/16 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
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