CVE-1999-0703 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can manipulate flags on character and block devices, potentially leading to privilege escalation on affected Unix systems.
- 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-1999-0703?
CVE-1999-0703 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, 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
OpenBSD, BSDI, and other Unix operating systems allow users to set chflags and fchflags on character and block devices.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0703?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bsdi Bsd Os, Freebsd Freebsd, Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0703?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2hm-7w9p-5qrc.