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TI-1999-00129 Aliases CVE-1999-0131GHSA-gwrm-3497-38vq

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field…

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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

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00571 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 · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.1VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.2VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.4VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.5VulnerableEric Allman
cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableBsdi
cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableDigital
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.01VulnerableHewlett Packard Enterprise
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.1 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.2 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.4 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.5 Vulnerable ·Eric Allman
  • cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Bsdi
  • cpe:2.3:o:digital:osf_1:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Digital
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.01 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableHewlett 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:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSco
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: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: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:redhat:linux:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0131
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwrm-3497-38vq

References

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Sources

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