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CVE-1999-0976 Details

Description

Sendmail allows local users to reinitialize the aliases database via the newaliases command, then cause a denial of service by interrupting Sendmail.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/857 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/857 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
eric allman sendmail
8.9.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:eric_allman:sendmail:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-1999-0976
NVD Published Date:
Dec 7, 1999
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-1999-0976 Details - Not Deferred