CVE-1999-1468
N/A
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:50 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsSunosIrixUnicos
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.20.rdist.vulnerabilityVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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