| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-1999-1471 (CCN-7152) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 1988-12-21 | ||||||||
| Published: | 1988-12-21 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2008-09-05 | ||||||||
| Summary: | 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 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)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Privileges | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-1999-1471 Source: CCN Type: CERT Advisory CA-1989-01 Passwd hole Source: CERT Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource CA-1989-01 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN bsd-passwd-bo(7152) Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 5849 BSD passwd Multiple Field Local Overflow Source: BID Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory 4 Source: CCN Type: BID-4 BSD passwd buffer overflow Vulnerability Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN bsd-passwd-bo(7152) | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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