CVE-1999-0022

High

7.8/10

Summary

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

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Jul 03, 1996