Vulnerability in Alec Muffet Cracklib

CVE-1999-1140

Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

References

  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)