Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.
Priority LOW 34Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Local users can start Sendmail in daemon mode and gain root privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01055 64th 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 · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:caldera:network_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.1 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.2 | Vulnerable | Eric Allman |
| cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Bsdi |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.00 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.01 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:caldera:network_desktop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
- 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: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: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 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.20 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 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:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0130
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxx7-9cxm-4hfx
References
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Sources
- CVE-1999-0130 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0130 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxx7-9cxm-4hfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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