CVE-1999-0976

Published Dec 7, 1999

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 2.1
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "D4273E93-B536-4B2C-8DAD-84A6F5E38890"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References