{"id":"CVE-1999-0131","title":"Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.","summary":"Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-09-11","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0131","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/717","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/717","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00571,"epssPercentile":0.45746,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.099Z","slug":"CVE-1999-0131","body":"## Overview\n\nBuffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}