7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0381

Published: 26/02/1999 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

super 3.11.6 and other versions have a buffer overflow in the syslog utility which allows a local user to gain root access.

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debian debian linux 2.0

linux linux kernel 2.6.20.1

Exploits

// source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/342/info // // After the first super buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered, another appeared shortly after This vulnerability exists when the syslog option is enabled The overflow is in the file errorc, in the Error() function where the buf[MAXPRINT] buffer is used with no bounds checking The ...