CVE-1999-0841: Sun Sunos

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in CDE mailtool allows local users to gain root privileges via a long MIME Content-Type.

Affected products

• Sun Sunos: version 5.7 only

Published 1999-11-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.