VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1471
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bsd/bsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.