Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0409 (CCN-1888)

Assigned:1999-03-04
Published:1999-03-04
Updated:2008-09-09
Summary:Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 4 Mar 1999 21:55:18 -0000
Linux /usr/bin/gnuplot overflow

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0409

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 973
Linux gnuplot Local Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
319

Source: CCN
Type: BID-319
SuSE Linux gnuplot Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnuplot-home-overflow(1888)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 3.5
    suse suse linux 5.2
    suse suse linux *