7.8

CVE-1999-0022: bsdi bsd_os Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 29-09-1999Last modified 29-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-1999-0022 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in bsdi bsd_os. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1
CVE-1999-0187

Timeline

  1. 29-09-1999
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Local user gains root privileges via buffer overflow in rdist, via expstr() function.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sun2 products
  • solaris4.1.3
  • sunos4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.3u1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4
Bsdi1 product
Freebsd1 product
Hp1 product
Ibm1 product
  • aix3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 4.1 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.4 | 4.1.5 | 4.2
Sgi1 product
  • irix5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4

6 vendors · 7 products

References

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