CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0373

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the 'Super' utility in Debian GNU/Linux and other operating systems allows local users to execute commands as root.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain unauthorized access to administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the 'Super' utility to the latest version and restrict access to this utility only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the "Super" utility in Debian GNU/Linux, and other operating systems, allows local users to execute commands as root.

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