Buffer overflow in the Linux mail program "deliver" allows local users to gain root access.
Priority LOW 32Published · 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
Buffer overflow in the Linux mail program "deliver" allows local users to gain root access.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.004 34th 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:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Slackware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0341
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5m2-h466-hm99
References
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Sources
- CVE-1999-0341 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0341 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5m2-h466-hm99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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