CVE-1999-0062

high

Description

The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.

References

http://www.osvdb.org/7559

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-08-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0006