Vulnerability in BSD
CVE-1999-1471
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
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: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- BSD — versions 4.2, 4.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1471?
- CVE-1999-1471 is a vulnerability in BSD. Published 1989-01-01.
- Is CVE-1999-1471 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.