CVE-1999-1176

high

Description

Buffer overflow in cidentd ident daemon allows local users to gain root privileges via a long line in the .authlie script.

References

http://spisa.act.uji.es/spi/progs/codigo/www.hack.co.za/exploits/daemon/ident/cidentd.c

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90554230925545&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88466930416716&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-01-10

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: 0.00068