CVE-1999-0096

Sendmail decode alias can be used to overwrite sensitive files.

Published: 1996-12-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0096 is rated Moderate Risk (43.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.28%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0096

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.66% 1.28% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 2.44% 0.66% -1.78%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.44% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0096

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0096

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0096

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-1999-0096: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0096

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0096

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bsdi bsd_os — cpe:2.3:o:bsdi:bsd_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 2.1.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco internet_faststart 1.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco internet_faststart 1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sco:internet_faststart:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco openserver 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:sco:openserver:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0096

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