Unscored severity · published Jul 24, 1996
CVE-1999-0023
Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function
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CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
3.2; 4.1; 4.2 · source: NVD
BO
Bsd OS · Bsdi
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
2.0; 2.0.5; 2.1.0; 2.2 · source: NVD
IN
Inet · Inet
5.01; 6.01 · source: NVD
IF
Internet Faststart · Sco
1.0 · source: NVD
OD
Open Desktop · Sco
2.0; 3.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openserver · Sco
2.0; 5.0; 5.0.2 · source: NVD
SU
Sunos · Sun
4.1.3; 4.1.3u1; 4.1.4; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; +1 more · source: NVD
TI
Tcp IP · Sco
1.2.0; 1.2.1 · source: NVD
UN
Unixware · Sco
2.0; 2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0023
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0023
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0023
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