{"id":"CVE-1999-0023","title":"Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.","summary":"Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-07-24","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0023","references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0023","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0023","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00775,"epssPercentile":0.54276,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.085Z","exploitAvailable":true,"exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"checkedAt":"2026-09-23T07:13:14.386Z"},"slug":"CVE-1999-0023","body":"## Overview\n\nLocal user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via lookup() function.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}