Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1542 (CCN-3353)

Assigned:1999-10-04
Published:1999-10-04
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:RPMMail before 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute commands via an e-mail message with shell metacharacters in the "MAIL FROM" command.
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:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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: Readycreek FTP site
FTP site

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:04:06 MDT
RH6.0 local/remote command execution

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1542

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991004 RH6.0 local/remote command execution

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19991006 Fwd: [Re: RH6.0 local/remote command execution]

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-10-06 10:04:42
Fwd: [Re: RH6.0 local/remote command execution]

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6318
RPMMail "MAIL FROM" Shell Metacharacter Command Execution

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2301
RPMMail Local/Remote Root Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-rh-rpmmail(3353)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-rh-rpmmail(3353)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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