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.
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 (32.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtml (Patch, government-resource, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11 (vdb-entry)
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.