CVE-1999-1471
HIGH—CVSS v3
7.2CVSS v2
1.88%
EPSS (exploit probability)
—CWE
Description
Buffer 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.
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