Out-of-bounds Read in Bsdi BSD OS

CVE-1999-0022

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-1999-0022: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0022?
CVE-1999-0022 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bsdi BSD OS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 1996-07-03.
How severe is CVE-1999-0022?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.