CVE-1999-1471High· 7.2▾ TwilightBuffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 39.6 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.5%
Buffer overflow in passwd in BSD based operating systems 4.3 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by specifying a long shell or GECOS field.
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.