CVE-1999-0405

Debian 2.0/2.0 r5 / FreeBSD 3.2 / OpenBSD 2.4 / RedHat 5.2 i386 / S.u.S.E 6.1 - 'Lsof' Local Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-02-17 First Exploit
1999-02-18 CVE Published
1999-06-07 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.osvdb.org/3163	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19373	1999-02-17
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19374	1999-02-17

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				2.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.1.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.1.6 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.6"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.1.7.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.1.7.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.6 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.6"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				2.2.8 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "2.2.8"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				3.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				3.1 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.1"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				3.2 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				5.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "5.2"		i386		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				4.2 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				4.3 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "4.3"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				4.4 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "4.4"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				4.4.1 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "4.4.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				5.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				5.1 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				5.2 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				5.3 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux" and version "6.1"		-		Affected