CVE-1999-0708
HighPublished
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
- Published
- Jan 18, 2000
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 21, 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
- 56.1%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in cfingerd allows local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Sources
babcia padlina ltd · freebsd · Sep 21, 1999
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