CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0340

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the crond program in Linux Slackware allows local users to gain root access.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full privileges on the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the root account.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Linux Slackware crond program allows local users to gain root access.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS