CVE-1999-0971

CVE-1999-0971 is a none vulnerability published on July 22, 1997. Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

CVE-1999-0971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 1997, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-1999-0971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 64.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-1999-0971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.