Vulnerability in Next

CVE-1999-1391

Vulnerability in NeXT 1.0a and 1.0 with publicly accessible printers allows local users to gain privileges via a combination of the npd program and weak directory permissions.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Next — versions 1.0, 1.0a
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1391?
CVE-1999-1391 is a vulnerability in Next. Published 1990-10-03.
Is CVE-1999-1391 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.