CVE-1999-0405 (GCVE-0-1999-0405)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 1999-09-29 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 16:34
VLAI?
Summary
A buffer overflow in lsof allows local users to obtain root privilege.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.osvdb.org/3163 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
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