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 over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Bsdi BSD OS — versions 1.1
- FreeBSD — versions 2.0, 2.0.5, 2.1.0
- HP Hp-Ux — versions 10.00
- IBM Aix — versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.4
- Sgi Irix — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1
- Sun Solaris — versions 4.1.3
- Sun Sunos — versions 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3u1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl (vendor-advisory)
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.