Vulnerability in Cde
CVE-1999-0691
Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.
EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Cde — versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1
- Digital Unix — versions 4.0d, 4.0e, 4.0f
- Ibm Aix — versions 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
- Sun Solaris — versions 2.4, 2.5.1, 2.6
- Sun Sunos — versions 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUN)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-0691?
- CVE-1999-0691 is a vulnerability in Cde. Published 1999-09-13.
- Is CVE-1999-0691 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.