VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1176
Buffer overflow in cidentd ident daemon allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in the .authlie script.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in cidentd ident daemon allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in the .authlie script.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- aaron ledbetter/cidentd · jidentd/jidentd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88466930416716&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90554230925545&w=2
- http://spisa.act.uji.es/spi/progs/codigo/www.hack.co.za/exploits/daemon/ident/cidentd.c
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88466930416716&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90554230925545&w=2
- http://spisa.act.uji.es/spi/progs/codigo/www.hack.co.za/exploits/daemon/ident/cidentd.c
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.