CVE-1999-0022

7.8 HIGH

Published: July 03, 1996 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.2%

41th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-125

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