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CVE-1999-0062

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-08-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.

Affected products

• OpenBSD: 2.3

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/7559
• http://www.osvdb.org/7559

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