CVE-1999-0145 (GCVE-0-1999-0145)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-10-13 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 16:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Sendmail WIZ command enabled, allowing root access.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-11.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT |
| http://www2.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1995_1/0332.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1993-14.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT |
| http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-… | technical-descriptionx_refsource_FARMERVENEMA |
| 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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