CVE-1999-0062

Published Aug 3, 1998

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "1D2DA7F0-E3C0-447A-A2B0-ECC928389D84"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References