Sendmail Alias privileges management

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9.6$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sendmail. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Alias Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0565. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sendmail (Mail Server Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Alias Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Sendmail alias allows input to be piped to a program.

The weakness was released 01/01/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0565. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (616) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30649†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
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01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2011 +4465 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +1183 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14351
X-Force: 616
Vulnerability Center: 30649 - Sendmail Alias Allows Input to be Piped to a Program, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 00:53
Updated: 04/18/2026 00:20
Changes: 06/20/2014 00:53 (45), 03/19/2017 20:41 (6), 04/18/2026 00:20 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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