CVE-1999-1471
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.
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 43% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- bsd:bsd