Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1512
CVE-1999-1512
Description
The AMaViS virus scanner 0.2.0-pre4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root via an infected mail message with shell metacharacters in the reply-to field.
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Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/527nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.amavis.org/ChangeLog.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2349nvd
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