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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

1989-01-01T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	bsd	bsd	4.2	Yes
Operating System	bsd	bsd	4.3	Yes

References

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)