Vulnerability in Next

CVE-1999-1198

BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Next
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, government-resource, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CIAC)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1198?
CVE-1999-1198 is a vulnerability in Next. Published 1990-10-03.
Is CVE-1999-1198 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.