CVE-1999-1468 (GCVE-0-1999-1468)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 17:18
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Summary
rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
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CWE
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