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CVE-1999-1542

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-10-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

RPMMail before 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute commands via an e-mail message with shell metacharacters in the "MAIL FROM" command.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: 6.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93915641729415&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93923853105687&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3353
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93915641729415&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93923853105687&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3353

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