7.2
HIGH
CVE-1999-1471
"BSD Passwd Buffer Overflow Root Privilege Escalation"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 1, 1989, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-1999-1471 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-1471 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bsd bsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-1999-1471.

URL Resource
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05877

percentile

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