Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0769
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Vixie Cron on Linux systems allows local users to set parameters of sendmail commands via the MAILTO environmental variable.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| OS | 1 | |
| OS | 2 | |
| OS | 7 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 ,Debian Linux 2.1/2.2,RedHat Linux 6.0 Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0769. Local exploit for linux platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19474 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1999-08-25 |
| published | 1999-08-25 |
| reporter | Olaf Kirch |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19474/ |
| title | Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 / Debian 2.1/2.2 / RedHat <= 6.0 - Vixie Cron MAILTO Sendmail Vulnerability |
Redhat
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