CVE-1999-0131

HIGH 7.2CVE-1999-0131 · Published 11/09/1996 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-1999-0131 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting sendmail (eric allman).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.57%, higher than 47.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
sendmail eric_allman	`= 8.6= 8.7.1= 8.7.2= 8.7.3= 8.7.4= 8.7.5`	No fix yet

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.