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CVE-1999-0840

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in CDE dtmail and dtmailpr programs allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f option.

Affected products

• Sunos: 5.7

References

• http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/3J5QQPPQ0O.html
• http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0122.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/832
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3579
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3580
• http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/3J5QQPPQ0O.html
• http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q4/0122.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/832
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3579
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3580

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