CVE-1999-1468

Description

rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31

http://www.osvdb.org/8106

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7160.php

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.20.rdist.vulnerability

http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-01.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS