Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1309 (CCN-7155)

Assigned:1994-03-14
Published:1994-03-14
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.
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)
5.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/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)
5.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/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 Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 14 Mar 94 14:54:33 EST
sendmail -d problem (OLD yet still here)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 15 Mar 1994 14:58:10 -0500
anyone know details?

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 27 Mar 1994 14:25:34 -0700 (MST)
sendmail exploit script - resend

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1309

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1994-12
Sendmail Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-1994-12

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
19940314 sendmail -d problem (OLD yet still here)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
19940315 anyone know details?

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19940315 so...

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
19940315 Security problem in sendmail versions 8.x.x

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19940327 sendmail exploit script - resend

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7530
Sendmail -debug Local Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-debug-gain-root(7155)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sendmail-debug-gain-root(7155)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sendmail:sendmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.6.7)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sendmail sendmail *
    eric_allman sendmail 8.6