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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 1991· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1468

CVE-1999-1468

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.

Affected products

15
  • Next/Next2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Cray/Unicos3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Sgi/Irix5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Sun Corporation/Sunos5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1psr_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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