CVE-1999-1512

Summary

CVE-1999-1512 is a vulnerability affecting the AMaViS virus scanner version 0.2.0-pre4 and earlier. This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by embedding shell metacharacters in the reply-to field of an infected email message. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in significant system compromise, making it a serious threat to security. Users are strongly encouraged to update their AMaViS software to a patch version to mitigate this risk.

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