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CVE-1999-1471

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1989-01-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Bsd: 4.2, 4.3

References

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1989-01.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7152.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4

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