CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0674

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.80%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.

Risk Assessment

The ability for a local user to modify internal program data can lead to unauthorized access or data manipulation, posing a serious threat to system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to system calls and monitor user activity to detect potential abuses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.

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