Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1140 (CCN-1539)

Assigned:1997-12-14
Published:1997-12-14
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
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, Sun, 14 Dec 1997 03:06:25 -0500
buffer overflows in cracklib?!

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1140

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19971214 buffer overflows in cracklib?!

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-97.16
CrackLib

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VB-97.16

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8109
CrackLib GECOS Field Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Alex Muffet Web site
Alec Muffet's Home Page

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cracklib-bo(1539)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cracklib-bo(1539)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:alec_muffet:cracklib:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    alec_muffet cracklib 2.5
    unix unix *