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CVE-1999-1468

CVE-1999-1468

EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/8lgm/8lgm-Advisory-01.htmlhttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-91.20.rdist.vulnerabilityhttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7160.phphttp://www.osvdb.org/8106http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31