CVE-1999-0057

CVSS 2.0 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Nov 16, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0057 is a vulnerability affecting the Vacation program, an automated mail response tool. The issue permits command execution for remote users by exploiting a flaw in the sendmail function. An attacker can manipulate this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system, potentially leading to significant security risks. Users are strongly advised to update or patch their Vacation program versions to mitigate this threat.

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Affected Products

  • IBM AIX
  • Sun Solaris
  • SunOS
  • HP-UX family of operating systems
  • HP-UX

Affected Vendors

  • IBM Corporation
  • Oracle Corp
  • BonqDAO
  • HP
  • Sun.