Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1296 - Unspecified vulnerability in MIT Kerberos 5 1.5.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as used in Kerberos V allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in a kerberos configuration file, which can be specified via the KRB_CONF environmental variable.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |