{"id":"CVE-1999-1385","title":"Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.","summary":"Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1996-12-19","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1385","references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/old/FreeBSD-SA-96:20.stack-overflow.asc","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420332&w=2","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7465.php","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/6085","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/old/FreeBSD-SA-96:20.stack-overflow.asc","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420332&w=2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7465.php","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/6085","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00392,"epssPercentile":0.33155,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.143Z","slug":"CVE-1999-1385","body":"## Overview\n\nBuffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.\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":[]}