high
7.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-1999-0022: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Jul 03 1996(Updated: )

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SGI IRIX=6.0.1
SGI IRIX=5.3
SGI IRIX=6.0.1
SGI IRIX=6.1
SGI IRIX=5.0.1
SGI IRIX=5.1.1
SGI IRIX=6.4
SGI IRIX=5.0
SGI IRIX=5.1
SGI IRIX=5.2
SGI IRIX=6.0
SGI IRIX=6.3
SGI IRIX=5.3
SGI IRIX=6.2
BSDI BSD/OS=1.1
Sun SunOS=5.3
HPE HP-UX=10.00
IBM AIX=3.2.5
IBM AIX=3.2.4
IBM AIX=4.1.4
IBM AIX=4.2
IBM AIX=4.1.5
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0.5
IBM AIX=3.1
IBM AIX=4.1.1
FreeBSD Kernel=2.1.0
Sun SunOS=5.4
Sun SunOS=4.1.1
IBM AIX=4.1.2
Sun SunOS=4.1.3u1
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS)=4.1.3
IBM AIX=4.1
Sun SunOS=5.0
IBM AIX=4.1.3
Sun SunOS=4.1.2
IBM AIX=3.2
FreeBSD Kernel=2.0
Sun SunOS=5.1
Sun SunOS=5.2
SunOS=4.1.1
SunOS=4.1.2
SunOS=4.1.3u1
SunOS=5.0
SunOS=5.1
SunOS=5.2
SunOS=5.3
SunOS=5.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-1999-0022?

    CVE-1999-0022 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow local users to gain root privileges.

  • How do I fix CVE-1999-0022?

    To fix CVE-1999-0022, ensure that you apply the appropriate patches provided by the software vendor for the affected SGI IRIX and other operating system versions.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-1999-0022?

    CVE-1999-0022 affects various versions of SGI IRIX, BSDI, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and Sun Solaris.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-1999-0022?

    Local users on systems with vulnerable versions of the affected operating systems can exploit CVE-1999-0022 to gain unauthorized root access.

  • How does CVE-1999-0022 exploit work?

    CVE-1999-0022 exploits a buffer overflow in the rdist program's expstr() function, allowing attackers to manipulate memory and escalate their privileges.

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