CVE-1999-0129 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 29 Sep 1999 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges to group level by writing to files via .forward or :include: mechanisms in Sendmail.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-1999-0129?

CVE-1999-0129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0129?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Bsdi Bsd Os, Eric Allman Sendmail, Freebsd Freebsd, Hp Hp-Ux, Ibm Aix, Sco Internet Faststart and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0129?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0129 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-0129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Freebsd Freebsd vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5353-8fg9-4vq8.