CVE-1999-1220

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1997-08-24 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1220, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Majordomo 1.94.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the advertise or noadvertise directive is used in a configuration file, via shell metacharacters in the Reply-To header.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1220

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P