CVE-1999-1008 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1008 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 18 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1008 exists.
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-1999-1008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1008/index.md)
Local users can gain root access by providing a long argument to the xsoldier program.
- 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-1999-1008?
CVE-1999-1008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 18 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
xsoldier program allows local users to gain root access via a long argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1008?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1008?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1008 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-1008 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6ww3-wprw-46qp.