Vulnerability in Eric_allman Sendmail

CVE-1999-0206

MIME buffer overflow in Sendmail 8.8.0 and 8.8.1 gives root access.

EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Eric_allman Sendmail — versions 8.8, 8.8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0206?: CVE-1999-0206 is a vulnerability in Eric_allman Sendmail. Published 1996-10-01.
Is CVE-1999-0206 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.