CVE-1999-0381 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00453.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Debian Linux Subscribe
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0381	super 3.11.6 and other versions have a buffer overflow in the syslog utility which allows a local user to gain root access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/342
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.3.96.990225011801.12757A-100000%40eleet

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-02-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.941Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0381

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-02-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0381

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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