CVE-1999-0062 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0062 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Openbsd Openbsd. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0062/index.md)
A local user can gain root access via file descriptor leakage in the chpass command on OpenBSD.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0062?
CVE-1999-0062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The chpass command in OpenBSD allows a local user to gain root access through file descriptor leakage.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0062?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0062?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6xx-2vrx-5x2g.