CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-1140
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.43%
34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.
Risk Assessment
Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update CrackLib to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in CrackLib 2.5
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in CrackLib 2.5 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long GECOS field.