Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0405 (CCN-1791)

Assigned:1999-02-17
Published:1999-02-17
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:30:35 +0100
[HERT] Advisory #002 Buffer overflow in lsof

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0405

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 19990220a
lsof: Buffer overflow in lsof

Source: CCN
Type: Hacker Emergency Response Team Security Advisory #00002
Buffer overflow in lsof version 4.40 and prior

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
3163

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 3163
lsof Unspecified Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-496
Multiple Vendor Lsof Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
lsof-bo(1791)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    debian debian linux 2.0
    debian debian linux 2.0.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.0
    freebsd freebsd 2.0.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.0
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.6
    freebsd freebsd 2.1.7.1
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.2
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.3
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.4
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.5
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.6
    freebsd freebsd 2.2.8
    freebsd freebsd 3.0
    freebsd freebsd 3.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.2
    redhat linux 5.2
    suse suse linux 4.2
    suse suse linux 4.3
    suse suse linux 4.4
    suse suse linux 4.4.1
    suse suse linux 5.0
    suse suse linux 5.1
    suse suse linux 5.2
    suse suse linux 5.3
    suse suse linux 6.0
    suse suse linux 6.1
    hp hp-ux 10.20
    sun solaris 2.5.1
    sun solaris 2.6
    debian debian linux *
    redhat linux 6.0
    ibm aix 4.3
    sun solaris 8
    sun solaris 7.0