CVE-1999-1471

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-1999-1471
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published1989-01-01 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:19:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Bsd Bsd 4.2 All All All
Operating System Bsd Bsd 4.3 All All All
Operating System Bsd Bsd 4.2 All All All
Operating System Bsd Bsd 4.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
BSD passwd buffer overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: bsd-passwd-bo (7152): BSD `passwd` program buffer overflow XF www.iss.net
CERT Advisory CA-1989-01 Passwd hole CERT www.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report