CVE-1999-0475
📛 CVE Title
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.
Description
No English description in the CVE record.
Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-1999-0475 on 2026-06-30. Shown when MITRE's text differs from the cvelistV5 mirror.
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- CVSS severity
- —
- CVSS score
- —
- CVSS vector
- —
- Effective score
- no score available from CNA, NVD, or AI yet
- CWE(s)
- —
- Reserved
- —
- Published
- 2025-10-01 23:10 UTC
- Last updated
- 2025-10-01 23:10 UTC
- Source
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-1999-0475
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 1999-04-05 04:00:00 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-16 21:48:28 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0032 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 23.85% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-06-29
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-06-30 01:12 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-1999-0474 - Assigner
- mitre
- Published
- Sep 29, 1999, 4:00:00 AM
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024, 4:41:45 PM
- EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.3200
- Vendors
- n/a
- Products
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n/a (n/a)
- Aliases
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GHSA-8cmh-6hpv-qr3x
ENISA 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.
EUVD references (1)
Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC
Microsoft's vendor-authoritative record from the Security Update Guide — its own CVSS score, impact, severity rating, exploit assessment, and KB-article fixes. Refreshed 2026-07-10 04:25 UTC (source: CVRF).
- MS severity
- Low
- Release
- 1999-Sep
Microsoft remediations / KB articles (2)
- CBL-Mariner Releases — Vendor Fix / Security Update (fixed build 3.22-53)
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade — None Available / CBL-Mariner Releases
Microsoft FAQ (1)
Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:procmail:procmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0475 x_refsource_MISC
Web references (2)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
NVD-tagged references (2)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0475 cve@mitre.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0475 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Remediations (10)
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web:cybersecuritynews.com
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04, titled "Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk," compelling all Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate the most dangerous known exploited vulnerabilities within just three calendar days.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:helpx.adobe.com
This page contains important information regarding security vulnerabilities that could affect specific versions of Adobe products. Use this information to take the prescribed corrective actions.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:tuxcare.com
It includes discovering vulnerabilities, evaluating their potential impact, prioritizing remediation efforts (including patching), and confirming the fixes. Patch Management Patch management, on the other hand, is the act of applying the necessary updates to fix known vulnerabilities. It's a critical component of vulnerability management.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
The Directive consolidates, clarifies and updates the urgency of vulnerability remediation , focuses agencies patching efforts on the highest risk, and enhances efficiency for federal civilian agencies.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:www.ibm.com
IBM Support, Fix Central All code (including Machine Code updates, samples, fixes or other software downloads) provided on the Fix Central website is subject to the terms of the applicable license agreements. Machine Code updates for Power Systems and System Storage are available for IBM machines that are under warranty or an IBM hardware maintenance service agreement. Some exceptions apply ...
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch Update Advisory.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-07-04 21:30 UTC
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