VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1296
CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-04-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow in Kerberos IV compatibility libraries as used in Kerberos V allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in a kerberos configuration file, which can be specified via the KRB_CONF environmental variable.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other