CVE-1999-1198

high

Description

BuildDisk program on NeXT systems before 2.0 does not prompt users for the root password, which allows local users to gain root privileges.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7141.php

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1990-06.html

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/b-01.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1990-10-03

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: 0.00085