CVE-1999-1468

Published Oct 22, 1991

Last updated 4 months ago

Overview

Description
rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.2
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
1.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

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