CVE-1999-0206

Summary

CVE-1999-0206 is a serious buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Sendmail versions 8.8.0 and 8.8.1. This issue lies in the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) handling component of Sendmail, which can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can gain root access to the affected system. This issue poses a significant threat to systems running these vulnerable versions of Sendmail and requires immediate patching to mitigate the risk.

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