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CVE-1999-1329

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—
Severity7.2High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.41 %higher than 34% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Buffer overflow in SysVInit in Red Hat Linux 5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

CVSS

Base score
7.2
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.41 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
34
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Linux

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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