CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1329

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in SysVInit in Red Hat Linux 5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, posing a serious security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Red Hat Linux to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in SysVInit in Red Hat Linux 5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

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