CVE-1999-1542

High CVSS 10

Published 1999-10-04 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1542, 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

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

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1542

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