CVE-1999-1471
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 1989-01-01
- Last modified
- 2024-08-01
Affected products
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4
