CVE-1999-1438 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows)
Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1438 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1991-02-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Vulnerability in /bin/mail in SunOS 4.1.1 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via certain command line arguments. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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