VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1198
BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- next/next
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.