Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0206 (CCN-1836)

Assigned:1996-10-01
Published:1996-10-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:MIME buffer overflow in Sendmail 8.8.0 and 8.8.1 gives root access.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
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:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
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 Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: AusCERT Advisory AA-96.06a
sendmail 8.8.0-8.8.1 Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0206

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 485
Sendmail mime7to8() Function Remote Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Sendmail Web site
Welcome to sendmail.org

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-mime-bo(1836)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0206

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.1
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8
    eric_allman sendmail 8.8.1