CVE-1999-1438

Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.

Published: 1991-02-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1438 is rated Low Risk (39.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1438

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 0.55% 0.41% -0.14%
2 2026-05-12 0.10% 0.55% +0.45%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.10% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1438

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1438

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1438

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun sunos <= 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1438

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