TI-1999-01459 Aliases CVE-1999-1512 GHSA-xx34-wh4m-w39f

The AMaViS virus scanner 0.2.0-pre4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute…

MEDIUM 51Published 2002-03-09 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
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

The AMaViS virus scanner 0.2.0-pre4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via an infected mail message with shell metacharacters in the reply-to field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05144 92nd 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amavis:virus_scanner::::::::	up to 0.2_pre4	Vulnerable	Amavis

cpe:2.3:a:amavis:virus_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.2_pre4 Vulnerable ·Amavis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1512
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx34-wh4m-w39f

References

Advisory 1

http://www.amavis.org/ChangeLog.txt

Other 1

19990716 AMaViS virus scanner for Linux - root exploit

TI-2007-01948 The gnu regular expression code in file 4.20 allows context-dependent attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2002-01080 securetar, as used in AMaViS shell script 0.2.1 and earlier, allows users to cause a… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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