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TI-1999-00469 Aliases CVE-1999-0475GHSA-8cmh-6hpv-qr3x

A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read…

Priority LOW 8Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read arbitrary files available to the user who is running procmail.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00319 24th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableProcmail
  • cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Procmail

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0475
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cmh-6hpv-qr3x

References

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  • TI-2017-12391 Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadbuf function in formisc.c in formail in procmail… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-02939 Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-00434 Buffer overflow in procmail before version 3.12 allows remote or local attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00862 Race condition in signal handling of procmail 3.20 and earlier, when running setuid… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2

Sources

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