CVE-1999-0405
HighPublished
A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
- Published
- Sep 29, 1999
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 17, 1999
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C0.8%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 53.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
Sources
2c0nd0r · linux · Feb 17, 1999
Zhodiac · linux · Feb 17, 1999
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