CVE-1999-1458 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'at' program within Digital UNIX 4.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain root privileges by supplying an excessively long command line argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:digital:unix:4.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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