CVE-1999-0203

CVE-1999-0203 affects Sendmail. The vulnerability arises when an SMTP session uses an improper MAIL FROM and an invalid RCPT TO that cause a bounce to a program, enabling an attacker to gain root privileges on the host. Several connected entries corroborate the issue and describe the impact as re...

CVE-1999-0203

In Sendmail, attackers can gain root privileges via SMTP by specifying an improper "mail from" address and an invalid "rcpt to" address that would cause the mail to bounce to a program...