Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0062 (CCN-1220)

Assigned:1998-08-03
Published:1998-08-03
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: The OpenBSD Project FTP Server
chpass.c patch source code

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0062

Source: CCN
Type: Network Associates, Inc. COVERT Labs Security Advisory #28, August 3, 1998
Vulnerability in OpenBSD 2.3 chpass(1)

Source: CCN
Type: OpenBSD Web site
OpenBSD

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
7559

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7559
OpenBSD chpass File Descriptor Leak Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openbsd-chpass(1220)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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