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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0761

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD fts library routines allows local user to modify arbitrary files via the periodic program.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in FreeBSD fts library routines allows local user to modify arbitrary files via the periodic program.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.36% probability · 29th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
freebsd/freebsd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.