CVE-1999-0023 json
Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.
published 1996-07-24 30 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0023
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-19106)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-19106 BSDI BSD/OS 2.1 / FreeBSD 2.1 / IBM AIX 4.2 / SGI IRIX 6.4 / Sun SunOS 4.1.3 - Buffer Overrun local, 1996-07-03
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-0023
- NVD CVE-1999-0023
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