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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