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TI-1999-00127 Aliases CVE-1999-0129GHSA-5353-8fg9-4vq8

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00563 47th 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 · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.3VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableBsdi
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.00VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.01VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.3 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.00 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.01 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.16VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.20VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableSco
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3u1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.16 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.20 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sco
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.4:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.3u1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3u1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0129
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5353-8fg9-4vq8

References

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Sources

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