CVE-1999-1468

rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.

Published: 1991-10-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1468 is rated Moderate Risk (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1468

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 2026-05-12 0.08% 0.63% +0.55%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1468

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.2 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
 1.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1468

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1468

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
next next 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
next next 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:next:next:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi irix 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cray unicos 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cray unicos 6.0e cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cray unicos 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.0.3c cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.0.3c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 4.1psr_a cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:4.1psr_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1468

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