{"id":"CVE-1999-1198","title":"BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.","summary":"BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1990-10-03","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1198","references":[{"url":"http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtml","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtml","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00411,"epssPercentile":0.34937,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-19T03:39:00.669Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1198","body":"## Overview\n\nBuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}