CVE-1999-1458

Summary

CVECVE-1999-1458
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published1999-01-25 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-12-19 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in at program in Digital UNIX 4.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0 All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0a All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0b All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0c All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0d All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0e All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0 All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0a All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0b All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0c All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0d All All All
Operating System Digital Unix 4.0e All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SSRT0583U COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION ADVISORY DIGITAL UNIX at & inc V4.0, V4.0a, V4.0b, V4.0c, V4.0d, V4.0e SCO ftp1.support.compaq.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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