Vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo

CVE-1999-0958

sudo 1.5.x allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.0% 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-1999-0958: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0958?
CVE-1999-0958 is a vulnerability in Todd Miller Sudo. Published 1998-01-12.
Is CVE-1999-0958 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.