CVE-1999-1517 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local user can escalate privileges to root or read/modify arbitrary files by exploiting how the Amanda backup system executes tar.
- 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-1999-1517?
CVE-1999-1517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
runtar in the Amanda backup system used in various UNIX operating systems executes tar with root privileges, which allows a user to overwrite or read arbitrary files by providing the target files to runtar.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1517?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j68-mxr4-4v27.