CVE-1999-0023

HighPublished

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.

Published: Sep 29, 1999
Updated: Aug 1, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jul 3, 1996

Primary CVSS

7.2/ 10High

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CVE-1999-0023

HighPublished

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.

Published: Sep 29, 1999
Updated: Aug 1, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jul 3, 1996

Primary CVSS

7.2/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

0.8%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 53.8%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.

Sources

1

BSDI BSD/OS 2.1 / FreeBSD 2.1 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.4 / Sun SunOS 4.1.3 - Buffer OverrunExploit
Jeff Uphoff · linux · Jul 3, 1996

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