Unscored severity · published Apr 5, 1999
CVE-1999-0475
A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read arbitrary files available to the user who is running procmail
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A race condition in how procmail handles .procmailrc files allows a local user to read arbitrary files available to the user who is running procmail.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Procmail · Procmail
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0475
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0475
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0475
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