Vulnerability Database

289,599

Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-1999-0971

Buffer overflow in Exim allows local users to gain root privileges via a long :include: option in a .forward file.

  • Published: Jul 22, 1997
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-1999-0971
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
university_of_cambridge / exim - 1.62.x