Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1471 - Unspecified vulnerability in BSD 4.2/4.3

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
bsd

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Bsd
2