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CVE-1999-1385

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—

Buffer overflow in ppp program in FreeBSD 2.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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)

Freebsd — Freebsd

CWEs

References

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