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CVE-1999-0841 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain r)

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0841
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-11-30
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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