MIME conversion buffer overflow in sendmail versions 8.8.3 and 8.8.4.
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
MIME conversion buffer overflow in sendmail versions 8.8.3 and 8.8.4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03112 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.3 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.4 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.3 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.4 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
- cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Caldera
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0047
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmff-jqvr-5fqj
References
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Sources
- CVE-1999-0047 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0047 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vmff-jqvr-5fqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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