VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0405
A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · freebsd/freebsd · redhat/linux · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.