rdist in various UNIX systems uses popen to execute sendmail, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the IFS (Internal Field Separator) variable.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.176Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1468

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1991-10-22T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:31:11.333

Link: CVE-1999-1468

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