{"cve":"CVE-1999-0297","nvd":{"published":"1996-12-12T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:48:05.877","status":"Modified","description":"Buffer overflow in Vixie Cron library up to version 3.0 allows local users to obtain root access via a long environmental variable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0297"],"products":["bsdi:bsd_os","freebsd:freebsd","netbsd:netbsd","paul_vixie:vixie_cron","redhat:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:01.030757803+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-1999-0297","score":0.00396,"percentile":0.33863,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}