VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1140
CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-12-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108