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TI-1999-00056 Aliases CVE-1999-0057GHSA-4h5h-gj9f-wqw6

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · 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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Vacation program allows command execution by remote users through a sendmail command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08186 94th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:vacation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 stableVulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.00VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.09VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.24VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:vvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:vacation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 stable Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.09 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.24 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:vvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0057
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h5h-gj9f-wqw6

References

Advisory 1

Sources