CVE-1999-0674 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit the BSD profil system call to modify program memory and escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code.
- 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-1999-0674?
CVE-1999-0674 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BSD profil system call allows a local user to modify the internal data space of a program via profiling and execve.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0674?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd, Openbsd Openbsd, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0674?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0674 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0674 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8cp-g8hf-5jjj.