{"id":"CVE-1999-1309","title":"Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.","summary":"Sendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-08-30","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1309","references":[{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-94.12.sendmail.vulnerabilities","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0040.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0042.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0043.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0048.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.dataguard.no/bugtraq/1994_1/0078.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7155","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0044,"epssPercentile":0.37647,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.096Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1309","body":"## Overview\n\nSendmail before 8.6.7 allows local users to gain root access via a large value in the debug (-d) command line option.\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":[]}