CVE-1999-0769

Summary

CVE-1999-0769 is a vulnerability affecting Vixie Cron on Linux systems. This issue grants local users the ability to manipulate parameters of sendmail commands through the MAILTO environmental variable. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands, leading to serious security implications. It is recommended that affected systems are updated to the latest version of Vixie Cron to mitigate this risk. The MAILTO variable should also be carefully managed to prevent unintended command execution.

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