CVE catalog

CVE-1999-1580

sendmail: CVE-1999-1580

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.10% · Oct 25, 2026

SunOS sendmail 5.59 through 5.65 uses popen to process a forwarding host argument, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable and passing crafted values to the -oR option.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sendmail	sid	`8.18.2-2`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	forky	`8.18.2-2`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	trixie	`8.18.1-6`	not affected
Debian	sendmail	bookworm	`8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sendmail	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	sendmail	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmilter1.0.1]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[libmilter-dev]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[rmail]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail]Not affected
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-base]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-bin]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-cf]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sendmail-doc]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
[sensible-mda]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 4:28:08 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-1999-1580]

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