CVE-1999-1580

SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.

🔗 References (10)

• cve@mitrehttp://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
• cve@mitrehttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
• cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829