VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0674
The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.83% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netbsd/netbsd · openbsd/openbsd · sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-067.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/j-067.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.