# Eric Allman Sendmail vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sendmail  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 9 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sendmail.json  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 13 vulnerabilities in Eric Allman Sendmail: 0 in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 90 days, 6 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-1999-0098, was published on 1 April 1998.

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 0
- Last 30 days: 0
- Last 90 days: 0
- All time: 13 (6 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About Eric Allman Sendmail

Mail transfer agent software that routes and delivers email messages over the internet.

## Latest Eric Allman Sendmail vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-0098: Sendmail buffer overflow in SMTP HELO command](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0098-sendmail-buffer-overflow-in-smtp-helo-command) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Apr 1998)
- [CVE-1999-0047: Sendmail MIME conversion buffer overflow](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0047-sendmail-mime-conversion-buffer-overflow) (critical, CVSS 10, published 28 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0204: Sendmail remote command execution via ident](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0204-sendmail-remote-command-execution-via-ident) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0163: Sendmail command injection via pipe character](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0163-sendmail-command-injection-via-pipe-character) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0096: Sendmail arbitrary file overwrite via decode alias](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0096-sendmail-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-decode-alias) (medium, CVSS 5, published 10 Dec 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0129: Sendmail local privilege escalation via .forward or :include: files](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0129-sendmail-local-privilege-escalation-via-forward-or-include-files) (medium, CVSS 4.6, published 3 Dec 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0130: Sendmail local privilege escalation via daemon mode](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0130-sendmail-local-privilege-escalation-via-daemon-mode) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 16 Nov 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0206: Sendmail MIME buffer overflow in Sendmail 8.8.0 and 8.8.1](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0206-sendmail-mime-buffer-overflow-in-sendmail-8-8-0-and-8-8-1) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Oct 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0131: Sendmail buffer overflow in GECOS field](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0131-sendmail-buffer-overflow-in-gecos-field) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 11 Sep 1996)
- [CVE-1999-1309: Sendmail privilege escalation via large debug value](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1309-sendmail-privilege-escalation-via-large-debug-value) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 30 Aug 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0203: Sendmail arbitrary command execution via SMTP bounce manipulation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0203-sendmail-arbitrary-command-execution-via-smtp-bounce-manipulation) (critical, CVSS 10, published 17 Aug 1995)
- [CVE-1999-0145: Sendmail WIZ command enabled allowing root access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0145-sendmail-wiz-command-enabled-allowing-root-access) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 30 Sep 1993)
- [CVE-1999-0095: Sendmail debug command enabled remote command execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0095-sendmail-debug-command-enabled-remote-command-execution) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Oct 1988)

## Most severe Eric Allman Sendmail vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-0098: Sendmail buffer overflow in SMTP HELO command](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0098-sendmail-buffer-overflow-in-smtp-helo-command) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Apr 1998)
- [CVE-1999-0047: Sendmail MIME conversion buffer overflow](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0047-sendmail-mime-conversion-buffer-overflow) (critical, CVSS 10, published 28 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0204: Sendmail remote command execution via ident](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0204-sendmail-remote-command-execution-via-ident) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0206: Sendmail MIME buffer overflow in Sendmail 8.8.0 and 8.8.1](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0206-sendmail-mime-buffer-overflow-in-sendmail-8-8-0-and-8-8-1) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Oct 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0203: Sendmail arbitrary command execution via SMTP bounce manipulation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0203-sendmail-arbitrary-command-execution-via-smtp-bounce-manipulation) (critical, CVSS 10, published 17 Aug 1995)
- [CVE-1999-0095: Sendmail debug command enabled remote command execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0095-sendmail-debug-command-enabled-remote-command-execution) (critical, CVSS 10, published 1 Oct 1988)
- [CVE-1999-0163: Sendmail command injection via pipe character](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0163-sendmail-command-injection-via-pipe-character) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Jan 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0130: Sendmail local privilege escalation via daemon mode](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0130-sendmail-local-privilege-escalation-via-daemon-mode) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 16 Nov 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0131: Sendmail buffer overflow in GECOS field](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0131-sendmail-buffer-overflow-in-gecos-field) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 11 Sep 1996)
- [CVE-1999-1309: Sendmail privilege escalation via large debug value](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1309-sendmail-privilege-escalation-via-large-debug-value) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 30 Aug 1996)

## Vulnerabilities per week

Nothing was published in the last eight weeks.

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "Eric Allman Sendmail vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sendmail, 9 November 2026.