CVE-1999-0323 Security feature bypass in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0323 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0323 is a critical vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Jun 2000. 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-1999-0323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Freebsd Freebsd. 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-1999-0323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0323/index.md)
Local attackers can bypass append-only or immutable file protections via the mmap function, allowing unauthorized data modification.
- 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-1999-0323?
CVE-1999-0323 is a critical vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Jun 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FreeBSD mmap function allows users to modify append-only or immutable files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0323?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Bsdi Bsd Os, Freebsd Freebsd, Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0323?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5jc-68gw-7fmq.