Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0130 (CCN-1837)

Assigned:1996-11-16
Published:1996-11-16
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19961103-01-I
Sendmail Daemon Mode Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0130

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1996-24
Sendmail Daemon Mode Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1114
Sendmail Daemon Mode Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
716

Source: CCN
Type: BID-716
Berkeley Sendmail Daemon Mode Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Sendmail Consortium Web site
Sendmail Home Page

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-daemon-mode(1837)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:caldera:network_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    caldera network desktop 1.0
    eric_allman sendmail 8.7
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.1
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.2
    bsdi bsd os 2.1
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.6
    hp hp-ux 10.00
    hp hp-ux 10.01
    hp hp-ux 10.10
    hp hp-ux 10.20
    ibm aix 4.2
    redhat linux 4.0
    eric_allman sendmail 8.7
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.1
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.2