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CVE-1999-1580

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.11%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1995-08-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1580
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.11%

Original NVD Description

SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.