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    CVE-1999-1468

    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.

    Published:Oct 22, 1991
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 2, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00085
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cray
    Product
    Unicos
    Vendor
    Next
    Product
    Next
    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Irix
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sunos

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High