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
Link | Resource |
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http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-21.html | Exploit |
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1853&cid=1978 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-95.11.sun.sendmail-oR.vul | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/3278 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7829 |
Configurations
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Configuration 2 (hide)
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Information
Published : 1995-08-22 21:00
Updated : 2008-09-05 13:19
NVD link : CVE-1999-1580
Mitre link : CVE-1999-1580
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CWE
Products Affected
sendmail
- sendmail
sun
- sunos